Can Early Intervention’s Effect On Lifetime Costs Of Serious Mental Illness Be Measured?
Serious mental illness (SMI) is a disabling condition—and because it develops early in life, it brings with it a lifetime of costs. But while researchers have long believed that early intervention for SMI has lifelong benefits for patients, there has been little evidence that weighs whether these efforts can be considered cost effective.
This led a team of researchers and scientists to employ a simulation model to attempt to estimate the lifetime costs of SMI for patients diagnosed by age 25. …
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