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July 28, 2025

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Interpersonal Therapy and Fluoxetine for Treating Depression and PTSD in Primary Care Settings in Kenya

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EOEaster OlwandaDMDaniel MwaiMMMuthoni Mathai

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Overview

Cost-benefit analysis compares productivity gains from IPT and fluoxetine in treating depression and PTSD in primary care, highlighting FLX's better outcomes.

Key Points

  • Core finding indicates that both IPT and fluoxetine yield greater productivity gains than their treatment costs.
  • Participants receiving IPT averaged a gain of 16,242 KES, while FLX participants gained 13,239 KES in the first year.
  • Using a randomized trial design, 1,918 adults participated in this analysis of depression and PTSD therapies.
  • Results suggest fluoxetine has a more favorable benefit-to-cost ratio than interpersonal therapy over a decade.

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Olwanda et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a093fe6551bb0af8ceb4ahttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6977800/v1
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