Table 1.

Interventions for psychiatric conditions subjected to economic analysis

Disorder	Intervention
Schizophrenia	Older (neuroleptic) antipsychotic drug
Treatment setting: hospital outpatient	Newer (‘atypical’) antipsychotic drug
Treatment coverage (target): 80%	Older antipsychotic drug + psychosocial treatment
	Newer antipsychotic drug + psychosocial treatment
Bipolar disorder	Older mood stabilising drug
Treatment setting: hospital outpatient	Newer mood stabilising drug
Treatment coverage (target): 50%	Older mood stabilising drug + psychosocial treatment
	Newer mood stabilising drug + psychosocial treatment
Depression	Episodic treatment
Treatment setting: primary health care	Older (tricyclic) antidepressant drug
Treatment coverage (target): 50%	Newer antidepressant drug
	Psychosocial treatment
	Older antidepressant drug + psychosocial treatment
	Newer antidepressant drug + psychosocial treatment
	Maintenance treatment
	Older antidepressant drug + psychosocial treatment
	Newer antidepressant drug + psychosocial treatment
Panic disorder	Benzodiazepines
Treatment setting: primary health care	Older (tricyclic) antidepressant drug
Treatment coverage (target): 50%	Newer antidepressant drug
	Psychosocial treatment
	Older antidepressant drug + psychosocial treatment
	Newer antidepressant drug + psychosocial treatment