Tricyclic antidepressants vs another medication: Treatment response (post‐treatment score on self report and clinician‐rated scales)
- Population
- somatoform disorders in adults
- Intervention
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Comparison
- another medication
- Outcome
- Treatment response (post‐treatment score on self report and clinician‐rated scales)
Tricyclic antidepressants showed no clear difference in treatment response (post‐treatment score on self report and… compared with another medication (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Tricyclic antidepressants vs another medication Treatment response (post‐treatment score on self report and clinician‐rated scales) CGI ‐ Improvement Scale · somatoform disorders in adults Tricyclic antidepressants showed no clear difference in treatment response (post‐treatment score on self report and… compared with another medication (low certainty). Pharmacological interventions for somatoform disorders in adults (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.93 [0.73, 1.19] | 2 studies · 130 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacological interventions for somatoform disorders in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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