Cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia: Cost-effectiveness analysis

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue JUNE, 2006, Pages 574-580

  Knapp, Martin ^a,b   Thorgrimsen, Lene ^f   Patel, Anita ^b   Spector, Aimee ^c   Hallam, Angela ^d   Woods, Bob ^a,e   Orrell, Martin ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Scottish Executive   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME MENTAL HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744903110     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.010561     Document Type: Article

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