UW News
Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress
May 28, 2014
PTSD treatment cost-effective when patients given choice
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A cost-analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder treatments shows that letting patients choose their course of treatment – either psychotherapy or medication – is less expensive than assigning a treatment and provides a higher quality of life for patients.