Identifying attributes of care that may improve cost-effectiveness in the youth mental health service system

Abstract

Objective: To identify attributes of youth mental health care for which there is evidence of potential cost-effectiveness. Study design: We performed a literature review of economic evaluations that examined both costs and outcomes for attributes of youth mental health care other than pharmacological or individual psychological therapies for full-threshold disorders. Data sources: We searched the United Kingdom National Health Service Economic Evaluations Database for evaluations published to the end of 2014; and MEDLINE, Google Scholar and the citation lists of relevant publications for peer-reviewed studies published in English since 1997. Data synthesis: Forty economic evaluations met inc..