Cost-utility analysis of adjunctive psychosocial therapies in bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are few economic evaluations of adjunctive psychosocial therapies for bipolar disorder.

Aims

Estimate the cost-utility of in-person psychosocial therapies for adults with bipolar disorder added to treatment as usual (TAU), from an Australian Government perspective.

Method

We developed an economic model, estimating costs in 2021 Australian dollars (A$) and outcomes using quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) averted. The model compared psychoeducation, brief psychoeducation, carer psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and family therapy when added to TAU (i.e. pharmacotherapy) over a year for adults (18-65 years) with bipolar disorder. The relative risk of relapse was sourced from two netwo

SUBMITTER: Chatterton ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12303828 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature