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185 questions · 195 findings · 24 reviews

No studies found 31 · 15.9%GRADE not reported 36 · 18.5%Very low 63 · 32.3%Low 55 · 28.2%Moderate 10 · 5.1%High 0 · 0%

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Prevalence of CMDs ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) Diagnosis defined by SRQ‐20 > 7b; PHQ‐9 ≥ 11d (RR < 1 denotes lower prevalence compared to control) · adults with common mental disorders

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions may leads to lower prevalence of CMDs ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Severity of CMD symptoms (including anxiety and depression) ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) Measured by PHQ‐9a,d,f; SRQ‐20b (higher score, higher severity) · adults with common mental disorders
1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

PTS symptoms ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) PCL‐5a,d,e; PCL‐6f; Post‐traumatic Stress Diagnostic Scaleb (higher score = higher severity) · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs
1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Depression symptoms ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) GHQ‐12a; PHQ‐9d,e,f; self‐reporting questionnaireh (higher score = higher severity) · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs
1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Quality of life ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) EQ‐5Di; SF‐36c,m; WHOQOL‐BREFe,j,n (higher score = better quality of life) · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs
1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Hospital admissions · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes service utilisation ‐ hospital admissions (1 to 6 months post… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Functional impairment ‐ not measured · adults with common mental disorders

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions showed no clear difference in functional impairment/disability ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Service utilisation · adults with common mental disorders

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes service utilisation (1 to 6 months post intervention) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐trauma‐focused psychological intervention for PTSD and SUD or PTSD only vs control intervention

Drug or alcohol use, or both following treatment completion ‐ Group‐based intervention As assessed by the ASI, TLFB or CIDI. High scores indicate greater symptom severity · Individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder
1 finding from 1 review

Non‐trauma‐focused psychological intervention for PTSD and SUD or PTSD only vs control intervention

Treatment completers ‐ Individual‐based intervention · Individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐trauma‐focused psychological intervention for PTSD and SUD or PTSD only vs control intervention

Treatment completers ‐ Group‐based intervention · Individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder

Non‐trauma‐focused psychological intervention for PTSD and SUD or… showed no clear difference in treatment completers ‐ Group‐based intervention compared with control intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐trauma‐focused psychological intervention for PTSD and SUD or PTSD only vs control intervention

Severity of PTSD symptoms · Individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder
2 findings from 1 review

Non‐trauma‐focused psychological intervention for PTSD and SUD or PTSD only vs control intervention

Drug or alcohol use, or both following treatment completion ‐ Individual‐based intervention · Individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder and comorbid substance use disorder

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Psychological interventions vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)

Substance use ‐ post‐intervention ‐ not reported · for parents who are experiencing CPTSD symptoms or have experienced maltreatment in their childhood

Summary of findings table ‐ Psychological interventions showed no clear difference in substance use ‐ post‐interventiong compared with inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Psychological interventions vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)

Parent relationship quality ‐ not reported · for parents who are experiencing CPTSD symptoms or have experienced maltreatment in their childhood
1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Psychological interventions vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)

Parental self‐harm ‐ post‐intervention ‐ not reported · for parents who are experiencing CPTSD symptoms or have experienced maltreatment in their childhood

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Psychological interventions vs inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist)

Parent‐child relationship or assessment of parenting · for parents who are experiencing CPTSD symptoms or have experienced maltreatment in their childhood

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Psychological interventions changes parent–child relationship ‐ post‐interventionm compared with inactive control (usual care care, attention control, waitlist) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review