ArticleProfessional psychology, research and practice2023
Examining Psychologist Prescriptive Authority as a Cost-Effective Strategy for Reducing Suicide Rates.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Economic evaluations of preventive interventions for self-harm and suicide: a systematic review.Psychological medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Methodologies Employed in Economic Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Interventions: A Scoping Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Article
- Assessing the safety and efficacy of prescribing psychologists in New Mexico and Louisiana.The American psychologist · 2025Article
- Scope-of-Practice Expansions Associated with Reduced Racial Disparities in Pediatric Mental Health Care.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
- Assessing Psychologists' Intentions to Become Licensed Prescribers in Pennsylvania Using the Theory of Planned Behavior.Professional psychology, research and practice · 2024Article
- Pediatric Mental Health Care and Scope-of-Practice Expansions.Administration and policy in mental health · 2024Article
- Simulating the Impact of Psychologist Prescribing Authority Policies on Mental Health Prescriber Shortages.Professional psychology, research and practice · 2024Article
- Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients of prescribing psychologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians.The American psychologistArticle
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Abstract
Six states (NM, LA, IL, IA, ID, CO) grant prescriptive authority to qualified psychologists, and research has shown that these policies are associated with a reduction in suicides. In this study, we assess the cost-effectiveness of these policies in reducing suicide rates. This study used a Markov Model with a time horizon of 20 years to estimate the incremental net monetary benefit (INMB) of the policy from the societal perspective with a simulated cohort of 100,000 people. Transition probabilities and utilities were collected from the literature, and costs were assessed using a mixed macro-micro costing approach. Using this approach, we found that the 20-year INMB for the policy was estimated to be $12.81 million ($USD) per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). The probability of cost-effectiveness was greater than 50% at a willingness-to-pay threshold as low as $10,000 per QALY. The probability of cost-effectiveness was only modestly associated with the implementation costs of the policy, but was sensitive to the estimated effect of the policy intervention. The models estimated in this study support prescriptive authority for psychologists as a cost-effective strategy for reducing state-level suicide rates. A considerable amount of research is needed to understand the impact of this policy with finer granularity.
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