Cost Utility of cognition-enhancing interventions for individuals with first-episode psychosis: a naturalistic evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although effective treatments are available to address the cognitive deficits experienced by individuals with first-episode psychosis, provision of such treatments within Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) programs is rare. One factor that may contribute to this is uncertainty about the cost implications of providing cognitive-enhancing treatments within the American mental healthcare system. The aim of this study is to complete a naturalistic evaluation of the cost utility of incorporating two different cognitive-enhancing interventions within an American CSC program.

Methods

Participants included 66, predominately white (75.38%), individuals with first-episode psychosis (19 women and 47 men) with a mean age of 22.71 years. Quality adjusted life years (QALYs) and c

SUBMITTER: Breitborde NJK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247178 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature