Cost Sharing Does Not Lead to an Overall Increase of Involuntary Commitments in the Netherlands

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In Reply We thank Wierdsma and Mulder for their comments on our article, 1 which investigated the effects of a 2012 increase in cost sharing for specialist mental health care in the Netherlands. Our article shows that after the increase in cost sharing, there was a sharp decline in treatment records opened Letters jamapsychiatry.com (Reprinted) JAMA