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Outcome, costs and patient engagement for group and individual CBT for depression: a naturalistic clinical study
June S L Brown1, Katie Sellwood, Jennifer K Beecham
1King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. june.brown@kcl.ac.uk
Background And Method:
This naturalistic study was undertaken in routine settings and compared the clinical effectiveness, costs, treatment preference, attrition and patient satisfaction of Group and Individual CBT.
Results:
No significant differences were found in depressive and distress symptoms between group and individual CBT at post-treatment and follow-up. Individual CBT was 1.5 times more expensive to provide than Group CBT and the wider costs of other supports were similar between study arms suggesting a cost-effectiveness advantage for Group CBT. Patients preferred individual treatment at baseline but, despite this, there were no between-group differences in attrition or satisfaction.
Conclusion:
A larger RCT study is needed, but running CBT groups for depression could be considered more frequently by clinicians.
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