title: Cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy for personality disorders: treatment recommendations and implementation.
abstract: This article reviews the current evidence on the cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy for personality disorders (PDs). Although the evidence is still scarce, several well-designed cost-effectiveness studies provide insight into the question - how cost effective is it to reimburse therapies for PDs? This article further argues that the implementation costs and effects should be an integral part of cost-effectiveness analyses to enhance the dissemination of treatment recommendations. Moreover, cost-effectiveness analyses are important in working towards a more patient-centered approach in psychotherapy research that could potentially help accelerate the implementation and adoption of cost-effective care for PDs.
authors: Center for Health Decision Science, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. dsoetema@hsph.harvard.edu
authors: Djøra I
authors: DI
authors: Soeteman
authors: Jane J
authors: JJ
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome