Cost-effectiveness of twice-weekly versus once-weekly sessions of cognitive-behavioural therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for depression at 12 months after start of treatment: randomised controlled trial.
Judith E BosmansSanne J E BruijniksMohamed El AliliSteven D HollonFrenk P M L PeetersArnoud ArntzPim CuijpersLotte H J M LemmensPieter DingemanseLinda WillemsPatricia van OppenMichael van den BoogaardJan SpijkerJos W R TwiskMarcus J H HuibersPublished in: BJPsych open (2023)
Based on the current results, twice-weekly sessions of psychotherapy for depression are not cost-effective over the long term compared with once-weekly sessions.