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Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2017 Sep 15;69(1):23–31. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600351

Table 3.

Risk reduction ratios under which the prevention strategies are cost-effective at WTP levels of $50,000 and $100,000 per saved life year

Intervention	Cost of Delivery	WTP = $50,000 per saved life year	WTP = $100,000 per saved life year
Intervention	Cost of Delivery	Risk reduction relative to UC	Risk reduction relative to UC
Postcards (PC)	$135 (base case)	Cost- and life-saving	Cost- and life-saving
	$270	3%	2.5%
	$500	7%	4.5%
Telephone Outreach (TO)	$300 (base case)	6%	3%
	$600	16%	9%
	$900	26%	14%
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	$810 (base case)	20%	10%
	$1,600	45%	23%
	$2,000	68%	30%