A pilot economic evaluation of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder as an addition and alternative to traditional therapy
Kacmarek CN, Yates BT, Nich C, Kiluk BD. A pilot economic evaluation of computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder as an addition and alternative to traditional therapy. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 45: 1109-1121. PMID: 33730384, PMCID: PMC8131237, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderIncremental cost-effective ratioCognitive behavioral therapyStandard outpatient treatmentPilot economic evaluationOutpatient treatmentTreatment costsUse disordersDrinking daysBehavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyEvidence-based treatmentsOutpatient treatment facilitiesTotal treatment costsCost of treatmentCost-effective ratioComputer-delivered interventionNet benefit analysisHealthcare utilizationCost-effective additionClinical trialsTreatment protocolCriminal justice involvementTraditional therapiesTreatment termination