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Annotation: economic evaluations of child and adolescent mental health interventions: a systematic review

Romeo, Renee, Byford, Sarah and Knapp, Martin ORCID: 0000-0003-1427-0215 (2005) Annotation: economic evaluations of child and adolescent mental health interventions: a systematic review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46 (9). 919 - 930. ISSN 1469-7610

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Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.00407.x

Abstract

Background: Recognition has grown over recent years of the need for economic information on the impacts of child and adolescent mental health problems and the cost‐effectiveness of interventions. Methods: A range of electronic databases were examined using a predefined search strategy to identify economic studies which focused on services, pharmacological interventions and other treatments for children and adolescents with a diagnosed mental health problem or identified as at risk of mental illness. Published studies were included in the review if they assessed both costs and outcomes, with cost‐effectiveness being the primary interest. Studies meeting the criteria for inclusion were assessed for quality. Results: There are still relatively few economic evaluations in this field. Behavioural disorders have been given relatively greater attention in economic evaluations of child and adolescent mental health. These studies tentatively suggest child behavioural gains and parent satisfaction from parent and child training programmes, although the cost‐effectiveness of the location of delivery for behavioural therapies is less clear. In general, the quality of economic evaluations was limited by small sample sizes, constrained measurement of costs, narrow perspectives and over‐simple statistical and econometric methods. Conclusion: Economic evaluations in the field of child and adolescent mental health interventions are few in number and generally poor in quality, although the number of studies being undertaken now appears to be rising.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14697610
Additional Information: © 2005 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Divisions: Social Policy
Personal Social Services Research Unit
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited: 08 Sep 2008 13:50
Last Modified: 08 Jan 2024 23:27
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/15073

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