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1,361 questions in 120 reviews · Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems
current versionsNo studies 286 · 21%Ungraded 61 · 4.5%Very low 381 · 28%Low 381 · 28%Moderate 228 · 16.8%High 24 · 1.8%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Supplementary feeding vs no food supplementation or placebo Weight‐for‐length/height z‐score at the end of the intervention Weight scale, measurement boards and child growth reference · Children aged less than five years in LMIC Community‐based supplementary feeding for promoting the growth of children under five years of age in low… (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 260 participants | Moderate |
Supplementary feeding vs no food supplementation Change in weight‐for‐age z‐score during the intervention Weight scale and and child growth reference · Children older than 24 months Community‐based supplementary feeding for promoting the growth of children under five years of age in low… (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 348 participants | Low |
Supplementary feeding vs no food supplementation Change in length/height z‐score during the intevention Measurement board and child growth reference · Children older than 24 months Community‐based supplementary feeding for promoting the growth of children under five years of age in low… (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 348 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs treatment BPD total severity ‐ DBT vs. TAUmean number of BPD criteria met · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs general management (GM) according to APA guidelines Inappropriate anger ‐ DBT vs. GMSTAXI3‐anger out · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 180 participants | Moderate |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs general management (GM) according to APA guidelines Parasuicidality ‐ DBT vs. GMmean no. of suicidal and self‐injurious episodes · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 180 participants | Moderate |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs general management (GM) according to APA guidelines Interpersonal problems ‐ DBT vs. GMIIP‐C4 total · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 180 participants | Moderate |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs community treatment by experts (CTBE) SuicidalitySBQ1 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 89 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for BPD with post‐traumatic stress disorder (DBT‐PTSD) vs waiting list (WL) BPD total severityBSL1 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for BPD with post‐traumatic stress disorder (DBT‐PTSD) vs waiting list (WL) DissociationDES3 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low |
Mentalisation‐Based Treatment‐partial hospitalisation (MBT‐PH) vs treatment Suicidalityno. of participants with suicide attempt (last 6 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.08 [0.01, 0.58] | 1 study · 38 participants | Low |
Mentalisation‐Based Treatment‐partial hospitalisation (MBT‐PH) vs treatment Parasuicidalityno. of participants with self‐mutilating behaviour (last 6 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.44 [0.24, 0.81] | 1 study · 38 participants | Low |
Mentalisation‐Based Treatment‐partial hospitalisation (MBT‐PH) vs treatment Interpersonal problemsIIP2 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 38 participants | Low |
Mentalisation‐Based Treatment‐outpatient (MBT‐out) vs treatment Suicidalityno. of participants with life‐threatening suicide attempts (last 6 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.11 [0.03, 0.46] | 1 study · 134 participants | Moderate |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs treatment Inappropriate anger ‐ DBT vs. TAUSTAXI2 anger out, STAXI anger trait · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 46 participants | Low |
Mentalisation‐Based Treatment‐outpatient (MBT‐out) vs treatment Parasuicidalityno. of participants with self‐harm incidents (last 6 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.56 [0.34, 0.92] | 1 study · 134 participants | Moderate |
Mentalisation‐Based Treatment‐outpatient (MBT‐out) vs treatment Interpersonal problemsIIP2 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 134 participants | Moderate |
Transference‐Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) vs community treatment by experts (CTBE) BPD total severitymean number of BPD criteria met. Scale from: 0 to 9. · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate |
Transference‐Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) vs community treatment by experts (CTBE) Suicidalityno. of participants with suicidal act (last 12 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.64 [0.27, 1.51] | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate |
Transference‐Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) vs community treatment by experts (CTBE) Parasuicidalityno. of participants with self‐harming behaviour (last 12 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 1.09 [0.84, 1.4] | 1 study · 104 participants | Moderate |
Cognitive‐Behavioural Therapy (CBT) vs treatment Suicidality ‐ CBT vs. TAUno. of participants with suicidal act (last 12 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.78 [0.47, 1.27] | 1 study · 101 participants | Moderate |
Cognitive‐Behavioural Therapy (CBT) vs treatment Parasuicidality ‐ CBT vs. TAUno. of participants with self‐harming behaviour (last 12 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 1.17 [0.86, 1.6] | 1 study · 99 participants | Moderate |
Cognitive‐Behavioural Therapy (CBT) vs treatment Interpersonal problems scoreIIP‐SC2 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 99 participants | Moderate |
Dynamic‐Deconstructive Psychotherapy (DDP) vs treatment BPD total severityBEST1 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low |
Dynamic‐Deconstructive Psychotherapy (DDP) vs treatment Parasuicidalityno. of participants with parasuicide (last 3 months) · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | RR 0.89 [0.47, 1.67] | 1 study · 30 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs treatment Impulsivity ‐ DBT vs. TAUBPDSI‐IV3 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Low |
Dynamic‐Deconstructive Psychotherapy (DDP) vs treatment DissociationDES3 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) vs clinical management (CM) No primary outcomes available · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 39 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) BPD total severityBPDSI‐IV1‐total score · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) AngerBPDSI‐IV1‐anger · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) Affective instabilityBPDSI‐IV1‐affective instability · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) Chronic feelings of emptinessBPDSI‐IV1‐emptiness · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) ImpulsivityBPDSI‐IV1‐impulsivity · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) ParasuicidalityBPDSI‐IV1‐parasuicidal behaviour · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) Interpersonal problemsBPDSI‐IV1‐interpersonal relationships · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) Avoidance of abandonment BPDSI‐IV1‐abandonment · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs treatment Suicidality ‐ DBT vs. TAUBSS4 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) Identity disturbance BPDSI‐IV1‐identity disturbance · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Interpersonal Psychotherapy adapted for BPD (IPT‐BPD) vs clinical management (CM) Dissociation/paranoid ideation BPDSI‐IV1‐paranoid ideation · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Intervention NR BPD total severityCGI‐BPD1‐global · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR AngerCGI‐BPD1‐anger · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Affective instabilityCGI‐BPD1‐affective instability · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Chronic feelings of emptinessCGI‐BPD1‐emptiness · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR ImpulsivityCGI‐BPD1‐impulsivity · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR SuicidalityCGI‐BPD1‐suicidality · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Interpersonal problemsCGI‐BPD1‐unstable relationships · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Intervention NR Dissociation/psychoticismBPRS3 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 59 participants | Low |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) vs treatment Parasuicidality ‐ DBT vs. TAUacts of self‐mutilation · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 110 participants | Moderate |
Emotion regulation group training (ERG) vs treatment BPD total severityBEST1 · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 22 participants | Low |
Emotion regulation group training (ERG) vs treatment Affective instabilityDERS3‐emotional dysregulation · patients with borderline personality disorder Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder (2012) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 22 participants | Low |