Table 1.
Unit cost of each healthcare service.
| Unit cost (JPY) | cost year | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General consultant fee (per visit) | 750 | 2024 | MHLW of Japan (35) |
| Psychiatric management fee (per visit) | 3,150 | 2024 | MHLW of Japan (35) |
| Prescription fee (per prescription) | 1,050 | 2024 | MHLW of Japan (35) |
| MBCT (per session per patient) | 2,700 | 2024 | MHLW of Japan (35) |
| MBCT (per session) (in sensitivity analysis) | 32,529 | 2023 | MHLW of Japan (41) |
| Mean weighted daily cost per DDD of each drug category* | |||
| antidepressants | 67.1 | 2024 | Nakagawa et al. (38), MHLW of Japan (35), WHO (36) |
| anxiolytics/hypnotics | 12.5 | 2024 | Nakagawa et al. (38), MHLW of Japan (35), WHO (36) |
| antipsychotics | 159.5 | 2024 | Nakagawa et al. (37), MHLW of Japan (35), WHO (36) |
| mood stabilizer | 113.0 | 2024 | Nakagawa et al. (37), MHLW of Japan (35), WHO (36) |
DDD, defined daily dose.
MHLW, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
JPY, Japanese yen.
MBCT, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
*The method used to calculate the mean weighted cost per DDD per day of drug category is provided in Supplementary Table 1 .