CBT vs WAIT LIST: Remission of primary anxiety diagnosis post‐treatment (ITT)
CBT probably leads to higher remission of primary anxiety diagnosis post‐treatment (ITT) compared with waitlist (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
CBT vs waitlist Remission of primary anxiety diagnosis post‐treatment (ITT) · children and adolescents with anxiety disorders CBT probably leads to higher remission of primary anxiety diagnosis post‐treatment (ITT) compared with waitlist (moderate certainty). Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 5.45 [3.9, 7.6] | 39 studies · 2697 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents 2020 · 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.