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- Behavioural activation vs waiting list · depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (1 to 10 weeks)
  Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  12 studies · 619 participants
  Low
Direct match · question page
- Behavioural activation vs no treatment · depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (2‐5 weeks)
  Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 187 participants
  Moderate
Direct match · question page
- Behavioural activation vs any comparator · Improvement in depression symptoms (short term: 5–6 months)
  Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 176 participants
  Low
Direct match · question page
- Behavioural activation vs any comparator · Treatment efficacy for depression (short term: 8–9 weeks)
  Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.53 [0.98, 2.38]
  2 studies · 176 participants
  Low
Direct match · question page
- Behavioural activation vs any comparator · Treatment efficacy for depression (medium term: 12 months)
  Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.76 [1.01, 3.08]
  1 study · 92 participants
  Moderate

Behavioural activation vs third‐wave CBT

depression symptoms (continuous) up to 6 months (4‐8 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 147 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs humanistic therapy

depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (1 to 10 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 93 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs psychodynamic therapies

depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (12 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs interpersonal, cognitive analytic, integrative

depression symptoms (continuous) up to 6 months (4‐12 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 103 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs waiting list control

depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (1 to 10 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
12 studies · 619 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs CBT

depression symptoms (continuous) up to 6 months (4‐16 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
16 studies · 1205 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs placebo

depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (2 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 108 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs medication

depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (12 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 180 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs no treatment

depression symptoms(continuous) up to 6 months (2‐5 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 187 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs treatment

depression symptoms (continuous) up to 6 months (4‐8 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
15 studies · 2208 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs any comparator

Treatment efficacy for depression (short term: 8–9 weeks) · depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment efficacy for depression (short term: 8–9 weeks) compared with any comparator (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.53 [0.98, 2.38]
2 studies · 176 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs any comparator

Treatment efficacy for depression (medium term: 12 months) · depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases

Behavioural activation probably leads to higher treatment efficacy for depression (medium term: 12 months) compared with any comparator (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.76 [1.01, 3.08]
1 study · 92 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs any comparator

Treatment efficacy for depression (long term: 24 months) · depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment efficacy for depression (long term: 24 months) compared with any comparator (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.42 [0.91, 2.23]
1 study · 67 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs any comparator

Improvement in depression symptoms (short term: 5–6 months) · depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 176 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs any comparator

Improvement in depression symptoms (medium term: 12 months) · depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 172 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs any comparator

Improvement in depression symptoms (long term: 5 months) · depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 67 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs CBT

treatment efficacyup to 6 months (5‐12 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment efficacyup to 6 months (5‐16 weeks) compared with CBT (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.99 [0.92, 1.07]
5 studies · 601 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs third‐wave CBT

quality of life (continuous)up to 6 months (8 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 81 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs third‐wave CBT

Anxiety · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 147 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs humanistic therapy

treatment efficacyup to 6 months (8‐10 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation may leads to higher treatment efficacyup to 6 months (8‐10 weeks) compared with humanistic therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.84 [1.15, 2.95]
2 studies · 46 participants
Low