Table 1.

Unit cost overview

	Unit cost (€)
Clinical psychologist	98.19
Social worker	55.09
Basic doctor	81.61
Psychotherapist	81.61
Psychiatrist	129.29
Nurse	43.62
Psychiatric nurse	62.05
Mental health psychologist	81.61
Basic psychologist	70.63
Unknown	82.94
Other	58.33

The unit cost is the median salary of each type of healthcare professional according to the collective agreement of Dutch mental healthcare 2015, with an increment of 35% employer’s contribution and 38% for overhead, divided by 1300 billable hours