title: Consultation-liaison psychiatry and cost-effectiveness research. A review of methods.
abstract: In light of the increasing emphasis on cost-effectiveness evaluations of consultation-liaison interventions, it becomes important for researchers to be cognizant of the available statistical methods. With this in mind, the present article reviews eight strategies of cost-effectiveness research and discusses their relative strengths and liabilities.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control / Q000639:trends; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000639:trends; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000191:economics*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000191:economics*; D012107:Research Design