The challenge of cost-effectiveness research on first-episode psychosis.

Rosenheck, Robert · Br J Psychiatry · 2019

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Abstract

Early intervention in psychosis has generated hope. Cost-effectiveness studies, to determine whether benefits exceed costs, thus far conclude only that early intervention 'might be' worth its costs. It is a testament to the importance of the question: even in the absence of conclusive data, a synthesis should be attempted.Declaration of interestNone.

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