The value of psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder: Systematic review and cost offset analysis of economic evaluations.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common mental health condition with high patterns of service utilisation of inpatient and community treatment. Over the past five years there has been significant growth in research with economic data, making this systematic review a timely update.

Methods

Empirical studies written in English or German, published up to December 2015, and cited in major electronic databases were examined using the PRISMA systematic review method. Papers were included that had one of the following: data related to cost of BPD to society, the individual, the carer or families; cost benefits of interventions. Reported cost data were inflated to the year 2015 and converted into US- dollars (USD $) using purchasing power parities.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Meuldijk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5332029 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature