Question · asked by 1 review
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care: Depressive symptoms
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care showed no clear difference in self‐reported depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ BDI… compared with usual care alone (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Self‐reported depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ BDI (BDI) · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care showed no clear difference in self‐reported depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ BDI… compared with usual care alone (moderate certainty). Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 575 participants | Moderate |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Self (patient)‐reported depressive symptoms long term (longer than 12 months) ‐ BDI · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 248 participants | Low |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Observer‐rated depressive symptoms long term (longer than 12 months) ‐ PHQ‐9 · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 252 participants | Low |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Self‐reported depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ SMD (BDI & PHQ9) · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care showed no clear difference in self‐reported depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ SMD… compared with usual care alone (moderate certainty). Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 635 participants | Moderate |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Observer‐rated depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ PHQ‐9 · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care showed no clear difference in observer‐rated depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ PHQ‐9 compared with usual care alone (moderate certainty). Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 482 participants | Moderate |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Observer‐rated depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ HAMD · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care showed no clear difference in observer‐rated depressive symptoms short term (up to 6 months) ‐ HAMD compared with usual care alone (low certainty). Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 193 participants | Low |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Self‐reported depressive symptoms medium term (7 to 12 months) ‐ BDI · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 475 participants | Low |
Psychotherapy as an adjunct to usual care vs usual care alone Observer‐rated depressive symptoms medium term (7 to 12 months) ‐ PHQ‐9 · adults with treatment‐resistant depression Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 395 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological therapies for treatment‐resistant depression in adults 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.