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  • Title: Study of psychiatric admission patterns before and after out-patient psychotherapy in a district service setting.
    Author: Pearson SW, Tillett RI, Lloyd KR.
    Journal: Psychol Psychother; 2002 Dec; 75(Pt 4):437-43. PubMed ID: 12626133.
    Abstract:
    There is a need for evidence to demonstrate the clinical and economic effectiveness of psychotherapy as a component of mental health service delivery. A naturalistic cohort study was carried out in a specialist psychotherapy department in a district mental health service. Thirty-six patients were identified with hospital admissions in the study period who had also received a course of outpatient psychotherapy. There was a significant decrease in hospital in-patient usage temporally associated with receipt of psychotherapy and associated cost savings. Out-patient psychotherapy leads to less in-patient bed usage and significant health-care savings among previously hospitalized psychiatric patients (approximately 6700 pounds sterling per patient).
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