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ArticleCommunity mental health journal2019

The Cost-Effectiveness of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme in Severe Mental Illness: A Decision Analytical Model Using Routine Data.

Darshan Zala, Alison Brabban, Alex Stirzaker, Muralikrishnan Radhakrishnan Kartha, Paul McCrone

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Article in Community mental health journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Darshan ZalaDepartment of Health Service and Population Research, King's Health Economics (KHE) Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, David Goldberg Centre, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, Box 24, London, SE5 8AF, UK. darshanzala@hotmail.co.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5020-2354
Alison BrabbanAvon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Jenner House, Langley Park, Chippenham, SN15 1GG, UK.
Alex StirzakerAvon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Jenner House, Langley Park, Chippenham, SN15 1GG, UK.
Muralikrishnan Radhakrishnan KarthaDepartment of Health Service and Population Research, King's Health Economics (KHE) Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, David Goldberg Centre, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, Box 24, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
Paul McCroneDepartment of Health Service and Population Research, King's Health Economics (KHE) Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, David Goldberg Centre, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, Box 24, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
King's College London · GBAvon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is the first site level economic evaluation of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme for severe mental illness (IAPT-SMI) that is funded by NHS England. It also aims to illustrate the challenges involved in evaluations based on routine data with low internal validity. Six IAPT-SMI pilot sites treated 1 of 2 clinical groups: (i) psychosis or bipolar disorder; (ii) personality disorder. A decision analytical model nested in a before-after framework- the same patients 12 months after treatment versus 12 months before treatment-was used to compare the cost-effectiveness of IAPT-SMI with treatment as usual (TAU). IAPT-SMI appears to be more costly overall but save non-psychological treatment costs. There is evidence it may improve function and lower incidence of harmful behaviour. However, there is a need for evaluations with a more conventional study design that measure a more comprehensive array of resource use and clinical outcomes.

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Decision Support TechniquesPsychotherapyAdolescentAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyCost-Benefit AnalysisData Interpretation, StatisticalEnglandFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSeverity of Illness IndexCost-effectivenessEconomic evaluationIAPTImproving access to psychological therapiesSevere mental illness

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