Cost-effectiveness of psychosocial assessment for individuals who present to hospital following self-harm in England: A model-based retrospective analysis.

David McDaid A-La Park Apostolos Tsiachristas Fiona BrandDeborah CaseyCaroline Clements Galit Geulayov Navneet Kapur Jennifer Ness Keith Waters Keith Hawton

Published in: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (2022)

Psychosocial assessment as implemented in the English NHS is likely to be cost-effective. This evidence could support adherence to NICE guidelines. However, further evidence is needed about the precise impacts of psychosocial assessment on self-harm repetition and costs to individuals and their families beyond immediate hospital stay.

Keyphrases

mental health
emergency department
patient safety
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metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
insulin resistance