@article{ref1,
title="Cost-effectiveness analysis of a home-based social work intervention for children and adolescents who have deliberately poisoned themselves. Results of a randomised controlled trial",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="1999",
author="Byford, Sarah and Harrington, R. and Torgerson, David and Kerfoot, M. and Dyer, E. and Harrington, V. and Woodham, A. and Gill, James and McNiven, F.",
volume="174",
number="",
pages="56-62",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Little evidence exists regarding the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of alternative treatment services in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. AIMS: To assess the cost-effectiveness of a home-based social work intervention for young people who have deliberately poisoned themselves. METHOD: Children aged < or = 16 years, referred to child mental health teams with a diagnosis of deliberate self-poisoning were randomly allocated to either routine care (n = 77) or routine care plus the social work intervention (n = 85). Clinical and resource-use data were assessed over six months from the date of trial entry. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the two groups in terms of the main outcome measures or costs. In a sub-group of children without major depression, suicidal ideation was significantly lower in the intervention group at the six-month follow-up (P = 0.01), with no significant differences in cost. CONCLUSIONS: A family-based social work intervention for children and adolescents who have deliberately poisoned themselves is as cost-effective as routine care alone.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}