Economic data on interventions for reducing aggression and restrictive interventions in inpatient mental health: a systematic review

While this review intended to guide organizations in selecting interventions, the current state of evidence can provide some evidence on the cost-benefit of a handful of interventions and re-affirms the costliness of restrictive interventions. Future pre-post studies may benefit from methods featured in this review to estimate the cost of professional time and partner with organizations to access internal financial data. There remains a need for purposeful cost-effectiveness analyses and for demonstrated long-term clinical benefits to inform interventions for aggression management.