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dc.contributor.authorKvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit
dc.contributor.authorArnevik, Espen Kristian
dc.contributor.authorHalsteinli, Vidar
dc.contributor.authorRø, Frida Gullestad
dc.contributor.authorKarterud, Sigmund
dc.contributor.authorWilberg, Theresa
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-11T13:14:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-28T11:30:16Z
dc.date.available2015-09-11T13:14:57Z
dc.date.available2015-09-28T11:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationBMC Psychiatry 2013, 13(315)nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1471-244X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/302203
dc.description.abstractBackground: Day-hospital-based treatment programmes have been recommended for poorly functioning patients with personality disorders (PD). However, more research is needed to confirm the cost-effectiveness of such extensive programmes over other, presumably simpler, treatment formats. Methods: This study compared health service costs and psychosocial functioning for PD patients randomly allocated to either a day-hospital-based treatment programme combining individual and group psychotherapy in a step-down format, or outpatient individual psychotherapy at a specialist practice. It included 107 PD patients, 46% of whom had borderline PD, and 40% of whom had avoidant PD. Costs included the two treatment conditions and additional primary and secondary in- and outpatient services. Psychosocial functioning was assessed using measures of global (observer-rated GAF) and occupational (self-report) functioning. Repeated assessments over three years were analysed using mixed models. Results: The costs of step-down treatment were higher than those of outpatient treatment, but these high costs were compensated by considerably lower costs of other health services. However, costs and clinical gains depended on the type of PD. For borderline PD patients, cost-effectiveness did not differ by treatment condition. Health service costs declined during the trial, and functioning improved to mild impairment levels (GAF > 60). For avoidant PD patients, considerable adjuvant health services expanded the outpatient format. Clinical improvements were nevertheless superior to the step-down condition. Conclusion: Our results indicate that decisions on treatment format should differentiate between PD types. For borderline PD patients, the costs and gains of step-down and outpatient treatment conditions did not differ. For avoidant PD patients, the outpatient format was a better alternative, leaning, however, on costly additional health services in the early phase of treatment.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherBioMed Centralnb_NO
dc.titleHealth service costs and clinical gains of psychotherapy for personality disorders: a randomized controlled trial of day-hospital-based step-down treatment versus outpatient treatment at a specialist practicenb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer revieweden_GB
dc.date.updated2015-09-11T13:14:57Z
dc.source.volume13nb_NO
dc.source.journalBMC Psychiatrynb_NO
dc.source.issue315nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-244X-13-315
dc.identifier.cristin1082396
dc.description.localcode© 2013 Kvarstein et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.nb_NO


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