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781 questions · 829 findings · 43 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 215 · 25.9%GRADE not reported 39 · 4.7%Very low 205 · 24.7%Low 208 · 25.1%Moderate 130 · 15.7%High 32 · 3.9%

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Prevalence of PTSD · adults with post‐traumatic stress and CMDs

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led psychological interventions changes prevalence of PTSD ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months) Diagnosis… compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary health professional‐led psychological interventions vs usual care or no treatment

Prevalence of adults with probable PTSD (1 to 6 months post intervention) Diagnosis defined by HTQ ≥ 1.75 (RR > 1 denotes lower prevalence compared to control) · adults with post‐traumatic stress or common mental disorders

Primary health professional‐led psychological interventions may leads to higher prevalence of adults with probable PTSD (1 to 6 months post… compared with usual or no care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary health professional‐led psychological interventions vs usual care or no treatment

Anxiety and depression · adults with post‐traumatic stress or common mental disorders

Primary health professional‐led psychological interventions may leads to higher prevalence of adults with probable depression or anxiety (1 to 6… compared with usual or no care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led interventions for adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use vs enhanced usual care

Prevalence of methamphetamine use (1 to 6 months post intervention) (RR < 1 denotes lower prevalence compared to control) · adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use

Lay health worker‐led interventions for adult patients with harmful… showed no clear difference in prevalence of methamphetamine use (1 to 6 months post intervention)… compared with enhanced usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led interventions for adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use vs enhanced usual care

Service utilisation ‐ unplanned hospitalisations (1 to 6 months post intervention) (RR < 1 denotes lower risk) · adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions for adult patients with harmful… changes service utilisation ‐ unplanned hospitalisations (1 to 6 months post… compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led interventions for adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use vs enhanced usual care

Adverse events ‐ death in past 12 months (RR > 1 denotes higher risk of death) · adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use

It is very uncertain whether lay health worker‐led interventions for adult patients with harmful… changes adverse events ‐ deaths (RR < 1 denotes lower risk) compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary health professional‐ and community professional‐led interventions vs enhanced usual care

Cannabis use · adult patients with harmful or hazardous alcohol or substance use

It is very uncertain whether primary health professional‐ and community professional‐led… changes prevalence of cannabis use (1 to 6 months post intervention) (RR < 1… compared with enhanced usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions vs usual care

Adverse events RR < 1 indicates lower risk of adverse events · adults with common mental disorders

Lay health worker‐led psychological interventions may leads to lower adverse events RR < 1 indicates lower risk of adverse events compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Primary‐level worker‐led collaborative care vs usual care

Prevalence of CMD ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post intervention) Diagnosis defined by presence of ICD‐10 diagnosis on CIS‐Rg; prevalence defined by [Total number ‐ number recovered (recovery defined by HDRS < 8)]c (RR < 1 denotes lower prev... · adults with common mental disorders

Primary‐level worker‐led collaborative care showed no clear difference in prevalence of CMD ‐ intermediate term (1 to 6 months post… compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

SSRI antidepressants vs tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)

Drop‐out Objective · Adults with mental disorders in low‐ and middle‐income countries

It is very uncertain whether SSRI antidepressants changes drop‐outs (12 weeks) compared with TCA (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review