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The cost of treating substance use disorders: individual versus family therapy
Author(s) -
Morgan Triston B.,
Crane D. Russell,
Moore Adam M.,
Eggett Dennis L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2012.00589.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , medicine , substance use , health care , psychiatry , psychotherapist , psychology , economics , economic growth
This study examined the cost of substance use disorders treatment in a large healthcare organization. A survival analysis demonstrated that family therapy utilised the least number of sessions ( M = 2.41) when treating substance use disorders followed by individual therapy ( M = 3.38) and mixed therapy ( M = 6.40). Family therapy was the least costly of the three types, at $124.55 per episode of care for a client, with individual therapy costing $170.22 and mixed therapy $319.55. The ratio of family therapists utilising family therapy was more than three to one compared to other licensed professionals. The percentages of clients coming back for more than one episode of care are fewest for family therapy (8.9%) followed by mixed therapy (9.5%) and individual therapy (12.0%).