Health costs in patients treated for depression, in patients with depressive symptoms treated for another chronic disorder, and in non-depressed patients: A two-year prospective cohort study in anthroposophic outpatient settings

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-94

  Hamre, Harald J ^a   Witt, Claudia M ^b   Glockmann, Anja ^a   Ziegler, Renatus ^c   Kienle, Gunver S ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^b   Kiene, Helmut ^a  

^a Institut fur angewandte Erkenntnistheorie und medizinische Methodologie e V   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Society for Cancer Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthroposophy; Chronic disease; Complementary therapies; Costs and cost analysis; Depressive disorder; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649098504     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-009-0203-0     Document Type: Article

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