[Cost-benefit aspects in psychosomatic rehabilitation]

The active participation of patients in their healing process and early behavioral rehabilitation both cause a considerable and steady improvement of psychosomatic diseases. The results of a multicenter study show that patients become less ill, have shorter diseases and that their consumption of drugs decreases considerably following an inpatient behavior therapy. These changes also have an economical significance: Employers have to spend considerably less continued payments and health insurers have reduced expenses for medical treatments. The inpatient medical rehabilitation of psychosomatic disorders can cause a reduction of illness related costs of up to 2.5 billion DM annually.