ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Thawatchai Leelahanaj

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Lithium vs. Lithium plus Carbamazepine in Treatment of Biopolar Disorders : A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 47 No.2 April-June 2002. P. 110

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective to introduce a model of cost-effectiveness analysis by comparing the use of lithium alone with the use of lithium plus carbamazepine to treat bipolar disorder. Results The cost of using lithuim alone to treat patients with bipolar disorder was higher than the cost of using lithium alone to treat patients with bipolar disorder was higher than the cost of using lithium tofether with carbamazepine which was 13% lower In addition,sensitivity analysis revealed that using lithium with carbamazepine had more adavantages as the combination hielded a 50% better response rate. However lithium alone would have cost-effectiveness equal to a combination of lithium and carbamazepine when the response rate was at 45% Conclusion The economic evaluation suggested that using lithium with carbamazepine to treat patients with bipolar disorder had more cost-effectiveness than using lithium alone.

Keywords: cost-effectiveness, bipolar disorder, lithium, Lithium, carbamazepine carba

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2002

Address: The Psychiatric Association of Thailand.

Code: 0000125

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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