Cost of illness studies are a type of economic study common in the medical literature,
particularly in specialist clinical journals. The aim of a cost of illness study is to identify and …

BACKGROUND Generic preference-based measures of health like the EQ-5D and SF-6D
(®) are increasingly being used in economic evaluation and outcome assessment. However …

Background Serious parental mental illness poses a challenge to quality of life (QoL) in a
substantial number of children and adolescents. Improving the lives of these children is a …

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an efficacious psychosocial intervention for
recurrent depression (Kuyken et al., 2008; Ma & Teasdale, 2004; Teasdale et al., 2000). To …

For people at risk of depressive relapse, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has
an additive benefit to usual care (HF Coelho, PH Canter, & E. Ernst, 2007). This study asked …

Background Results of small trials suggest that early interventions for social communication
are effective for the treatment of autism in children. We therefore investigated the efficacy of …

Importance Relapse prevention in recurrent depression is a significant public health
problem, and antidepressants are the current first-line treatment approach. Identifying an …

Background Individuals with a history of recurrent depression have a high risk of repeated
depressive relapse or recurrence. Maintenance antidepressants for at least 2 years is the …

Background It is not known whether early intervention can improve long-term autism
symptom outcomes. We aimed to follow-up the Preschool Autism Communication Trial …

Background Depression is a common, debilitating, and costly disorder. Many patients
request psychological therapy, but the best-evidenced therapy—cognitive behavioural …