Cost-effectiveness of an early assessment service for young people with early psychosis in Hong Kong

References

• Andrews G, Hall W, Goldstein G . The economic costs of schizophrenia. Implications for public policy. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1985; 42:537–543.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Davies L, Drummond M. Economics and schizophrenia: The real cost. Br J Psychiatry 1994; 165:18–21.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGuire T. Measuring the economic costs of schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull 1991; 17:375–388.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wyatt R, Henter I, Leary M, Taylor E. An economic evaluation of schizophrenia – 1991. Soc Psych Psych Epid 1995; 30:196–205.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Melle I, Larsen T, Haahr U . Reducing the duration of untreated first-episode psychosis: effects on clinical presentation. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2004; 61:143–150.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGlashan T, Johannessen J. Early detection and intervention with schizophrenia: rationale. Schizophr Bull 1996; 22:201–222.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGorry P, Edwards J, Mihalopoulos C, Harrigan S, Jackson H. EPPIC: an evolving system of early detection and optimal management. Schizophr Bull 1996; 22:305–326.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Craig T, Garety P, Power P . The Lambeth Early Onset (LEO) team: randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of specialised care for early psychosis. Br Med J 2004; 329:1067–1070.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Killackey E, Yung A. Effectiveness of early intervention in psychosis. Curr Opin Psychiatr 2007; 20:121–125.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johannessen J, Larsen T, Joa I . Pathways to care for first-episode psychosis in an early detection healthcare sector: part of the Scandinavian TIPS study. Br J Psychiatry 2005; 187:S24–28.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bertolote J, McGorry P. Early intervention and recovery for young people with early psychosis: consensus statement. Br J Psychiatry 2005; 187:S116.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen E. Early intervention in schizophrenia patients-rationale for its implementation and practice. Hong Kong Med J 1999; 5:57–62.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Chen E. Developing an early intervention service in Hong Kong. Ehmann T, MacEwan GW, Honer WG. Best Care in Early Psychosis Intervention: Global Perspectives. London: Taylor & Francis, 2004:125.
   Google Scholar
• Chow D, Law B, Chang E . Duration of untreated psychosis and clinical outcome 1 year after first-episode psychosis. Hong Kong J Psychiatry 2005; 15:4–8.
   Google Scholar
• Chiu C, Chen E, Tang J. A case-controlled study on the outcome of an early intervention programme for psychosis (EASY). Schizophr Bull 2009; 35:S134.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maynard A. Are mental health services efficient? Int J Ment Health 1993; 22:33–39.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Maynard A, Bloor K. Economic evaluation of mental health services. Curr Opin Psychiatr 1995; 8:122–125.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mihalopoulos C, McGorry P, Carter R. Is phase-specific, community-oriented treatment of early psychosis an economically viable method of improving outcome? Acta Psychiatr Scand 1999; 100:47–55.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cullberg J, Mattsson M, Levander S . Treatment costs and clinical outcome for first episode schizophrenia patients: a 3-year follow-up of the Swedish'Parachute Project and Two Comparison Groups. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2006; 114:274–281.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McCrone P, Craig T, Power P, Garety P. Cost-effectiveness of an early intervention service for people with psychosis. Br J Psychiatry 2010; 196:377–382.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dodgson G, Crebbin K, Pickering C . Early intervention in psychosis service and psychiatric admissions. Psychiatr Bull 2008; 32:413–416.
   Google Scholar
• Goldberg K, Norman R, Hoch J . Impact of a specialized early intervention service for psychotic disorders on patient characteristics, service use, and hospital costs in a defined catchment area. Can J Psychiatry 2006; 51:895–903.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kay S, Flszbein A, Opfer L. The positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull 1987; 13:261–276.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McCrone P. Health economic measures in schizophrenia research. Br J Psychiatry 2007; 191:S42.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fenwick E, Byford S. A guide to cost-effectiveness acceptability curves. Br J Psychiatry 2005; 187:106–108.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh B, Hawthorne G, Vos T. The role of economic evaluation in mental health care. Australas Psychiatry 2001; 35:104–117.
   Google Scholar
• McCrone P, Knapp M. Economic evaluation of early intervention services. Br J Psychiatry 2007; 191:S19.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Garety P, Craig T, Dunn G . Specialised care for early psychosis: symptoms, social functioning and patient satisfaction: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry 2006; 188:37–45.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mihalopoulos C, Harris M, Henry L, Harrigan S, McGorry P. Is early intervention in psychosis cost-effective over the long term? Schizophr Bull 2009; 35:909–918.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jeppesen P, Petersen L, Thorup A . Integrated treatment of first-episode psychosis: effect of treatment on family burden: OPUS trial. Br J Psychiatry 2005; 187:S85.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thorup A, Petersen L, Jeppesen P . Integrated treatment ameliorates negative symptoms in first episode psychosis: results from the Danish OPUS trial. Schizophr Res 2005; 79:95–105.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Petersen L, Nordentoft M, Jeppesen P . Improving 1-year outcome in first-episode psychosis: OPUS trial. Br J Psychiatry 2005; 187:S98.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar