Cost- Effectiveness Study of Brief Interventions for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

A Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness Study of a Brief Interventions for Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Brief Intake, Treatment and Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM)

This study compares both clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a brief, intensified therapy and diagnostic method for patients with mood and/or anxiety disorders with Treatment As Usual (TAU) at five outpatient Mental Healthcare Centers in the Netherlands.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male of female adolescents
• Adolescents aged between 18 to 65 year
• Adolescents main complaint: Mild to moderate anxiety and/or mood disorders with or without psychiatric and/or somatic co-morbidity
• Adolescents with proper understanding of the Dutch language.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents with current psychotic or bipolar traits,
• Adolescents with homicidal or suicidal risk
• Adolescents with severe social disfunctioning
• No proper understanding of the Dutch language