Cost-effectiveness Issues in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Published in: Cost-Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: A Guide For Practitioners, Researchers, and Policymakers / Edited by Nancy E. Miller, Kathryn M. Magruder (New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 1999), Chapter 24, p. 259-269
Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 1999
This article discusses the definition of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and recent changes in the diagnostic criteria for this disorder, and highlights implications of the prevalence of trauma and of PTSD for costs to society. The authors review efficacy of treatment and prevention interventions and considerations for next steps in the cost-effectiveness study of psychotherapy.
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