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Cost‐Effectiveness of Family‐Based Substance Abuse Treatment
Author(s) -
Morgan Triston B.,
Crane D. Russell
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2010.00195.x
Subject(s) - warrant , substance abuse , cost effectiveness , health care , inclusion (mineral) , substance abuse prevention , substance use , medicine , business , risk analysis (engineering) , psychiatry , psychology , political science , social psychology , finance , law
In order to compete in a financially sensitive health care system, family systems–based treatments must demonstrate effective clinical results as well as cost‐effectiveness. Cost‐effectiveness research can demonstrate to health care insurers and policy makers which treatments are viable options for implementation. The present literature review identified eight cost‐effectiveness family‐based substance abuse treatment studies. The results suggest that certain family‐based treatments are cost‐effective and warrant consideration for inclusion in health care delivery systems.