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No studies found 2 · 5.3%GRADE not reported 12 · 31.6%Very low 13 · 34.2%Low 10 · 26.3%Moderate 1 · 2.6%High 0 · 0%

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Family member severity of depression · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Family member severity of anxiety · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Family functioning · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Family therapy vs standard‐of‐care therapy

Remission

Family therapy may leads to higher remission post‐intervention compared with standard care/treatment (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.83 [1.6, 9.13]
2 studies · 81 participants
Low
Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 6.09 [0.33, 110.84]
1 study · 41 participants
Low

Family therapy vs standard‐of‐care therapy

Mortality at long‐term

1 finding from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Family therapy vs psychological interventions

Remission

It is very uncertain whether family therapy changes remission post‐intervention compared with psychological interventions (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.22 [0.89, 1.67]
5 studies · 252 participants
Very low
Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.08 [0.91, 1.28]
4 studies · 200 participants
Very low

Family therapy vs psychological interventions

All‐cause mortality ‐ long‐term outcome

1 finding from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported

Family therapy vs Educational intervention (oral hygiene education/instruction)

Remission

It is very uncertain whether family therapy changes remission at long‐term compared with educational interventions (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 9 [0.53, 153.79]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Stand‐alone couple or family therapy vs other structured or non‐specific intervention

Family functioning · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 participants
GRADE not reported

Stand‐alone couple or family therapy vs other structured or non‐specific intervention

Family member severity of depression · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Very low

Stand‐alone couple or family therapy vs other structured or non‐specific intervention

Family member severity of anxiety · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Very low

Stand‐alone couple or family therapy vs no treatment

Family functioning · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Stand‐alone couple or family therapy vs no treatment

Family member severity of depression · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

Stand‐alone couple or family therapy vs no treatment

Family member severity of anxiety · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Severity of PTSD symptoms · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Dyadic adjustment · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Severity of depression · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Anxiety · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Dropout · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Adjunctive couple or family therapy showed no clear difference in treatment dropout (treatment acceptability) compared with structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 14.13 [0.71, 279.83]
1 study · 29 participants
Low

Adjunctive couple or family therapy vs structured or non‐specific individual therapy alone

Instances of severe aggression or violence · post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

1 finding from 1 review

Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported