@article{ref1,
title="The cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions following self-harm in Australia",
journal="Crisis",
year="2023",
author="Krysinska, Karolina and Andriessen, Karl and Bandara, Piumee and Reifels, Lennart and Flego, Anna and Page, Andrew and Schlichthorst, Marisa and Pirkis, Jane and Mihalopoulos, Cathrine and Khanh-Dao Le, Long",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Background Psychosocial interventions following self-harm in adults, in particular cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), can be effective in lowering the risk of repeated self-harm. Aims To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of CBT for reducing repeated self-harm in the Australian context. <br><br>METHOD The current study adopted the accessing cost-effectiveness (ACE) approach using return-on-investment (ROI) analysis. Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses (Sas) tested the robustness of the model outputs to changes in three assumptions: general practitioner referral pathway (SA1), private setting intervention delivery (SA2), and training costs (SA3). <br><br>RESULTS The intervention produced cost savings of A$ 46M (95% UI -223.7 to 73.3) and A$ 18.3M (95% UI -86.2 to 24.6), subject to the effect of intervention lasting 2- or 1-year follow-up. The ROI ratio reduced to 5.22 in SA1 (95% UI -10.1 to 27.9), 2.5 in SA2 (95% UI -4.8 to 13.3), and 5.1 in SA3 (95% UI -9.8 to 27.8). Limitations We assumed that the effectiveness would reduce 50% within 5 years in the base case, and we used Australian data and a partial social perspective. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS The current study demonstrated cost-effectiveness of CBT for adults who have self-harmed with the return-on-investment ratio of A$ 2.3 to $6.0 for every A$ 1 invested.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000926",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000926"
}