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. 2015 Oct 3;42(2):476–483. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbv141

Table. 2.

Total National Costs for Schizophrenia in 2012

Total Cost (NOK) Total Cost (USD)
Mental health treatment N Mean no d (SD)
 Hospital admissionsa 9411 23.82 (44.08) 2639071456 287167732
 Outpatient visitsa 177971 401752500 43716268
 Day treatmentsa 5867 1.48 (6.96) 61251435 6665009
 GP consultationsa 100216 82403408 8966639
 Antipsychotic medicationa 179212356 19500800
 Total treatment costs 3363691155 366016448
Community care services N Cost (NOK)
 Institutional or staffed housinga (d) 1056 2603 1003300320 109173049
 Home assistance (h)* 1390 515 715850 77894
 Home nursing (h)* 7591 900 6831900 743406
 Total community care services 1010848070 109994349
Social security N Mean (NOK)
 Disability pensiona 3141 194823 611939043 71655626
 Sick leave benefitsa 359 90031 32321129 3784676
 Work assessment allowanceb 3706 164244 608688264 71274972
 Basic benefitsa 709 13003 9218828 1079488
 Total social security 1262167264 147794762
Lost productivity costs N Mean (NOK)
 Lost FTEsb 5231 363800 1903037800 222838150
 Absence from worka 359 21226 7620134 892287
 Lost taxes deducted subsidiesb 5231 70000 366170000 42877049
 Total lost productivity costs 2276827934 266607486
Total costs 7913534423 890413045

Note: NOK, Norwegian Krone; USD, US Dollar

aRegistered data.

bEstimated data.