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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

349 questions · 364 findings · 37 reviews

No studies found 96 · 26.4%GRADE not reported 8 · 2.2%Very low 105 · 28.8%Low 94 · 25.8%Moderate 46 · 12.6%High 15 · 4.1%

Antidepressants vs placebo

Serious adverse events between 0 and 16 weeks · predominantly knee osteoarthritis

Antidepressant showed no clear difference in serious adverse events between 0 and 16 weeks compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tricyclic antidepressants vs placebo

Clinical global impression (response rate) ‐ desipramine · Children and adolescents with ADHD

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) may leads to higher clinical global impression (response rate) ‐ desipramine compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antidepressant plus antipsychotic vs placebo plus antidepressant

Leaving the study early · adults with psychotic depression

It is very uncertain whether antidepressant plus antipsychotic changes overall dropouts compared with placebo plus antidepressant (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Antidepressant plus antipsychotic vs placebo plus antidepressant

Acceptability ‐ dropouts due to adverse effects · adults with psychotic depression

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Antidepressants vs placebo: all studies

Consumption of alcohol: abstinent participants (number) · people with co‐occurring depression and alcohol dependence

Antidepressants probably leads to higher consumption of alcohol: abstinent participants (number) compared with placebo: all studies (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review