Cost effectiveness of ECT versus rTMS
On this blog a lot of posts are about rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), in short Dr Shock is not convinced that rTMS is effective in depression. On Therapeutic Modulation there is an abstract of a recent published study in the Journal of Affective Disorders about the cost effectiveness of rTMS versus electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Their conclusion:
Informal care costs were higher for the rTMS group. Total treatment, service and informal care costs were also higher for the rTMS group. The cost-effectiveness acceptability curves indicated a very small probability that decision-makers would view rTMS as more cost-effective than ECT.
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