Psychological therapy vs control: Leaving the study early
Psychological therapy showed no clear difference in dropouts for any reason compared with control (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Psychological therapy vs control Dropouts for any reason · adults exposed to traumatic events Psychological therapy showed no clear difference in dropouts for any reason compared with control (moderate certainty). Psychological therapies for the treatment of mental disorders in low‐ and middle‐income countries affected… (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.98 [0.82, 1.16] | 23 studies · 2950 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological therapies for the treatment of mental disorders in low‐ and middle‐income countries affected by humanitarian crises 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.