title: Assessing consumer benefit. Cost offset as an incidental effect of psychotherapy.
abstract: In addition to improved quality of care, evidence of cost benefits associated with the provision of consultation-liaison services may be used to justify the expenses of such programs. Reductions in use of medical services following mental health treatments are not inevitable, however. Advocates of C-L should be aware of the circumstances under which cost benefits are likely to be found and focus assessments appropriately.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000191:economics*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics*