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113 questions · 137 findings · 17 reviews · Common Mental Disorders

No studies found 17 · 12.4%GRADE not reported 3 · 2.2%Very low 53 · 38.7%Low 40 · 29.2%Moderate 23 · 16.8%High 1 · 0.7%

Psychological therapy vs enhanced or structured care

Secondary outcome: acceptability of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms

Psychological therapy showed no clear difference in acceptability 1 ‐ proportion of participants withdrawing during… compared with enhanced or structured care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator

Diagnosis of depression · Children or adolescents

Evidence‐based psychological interventions probably leads to lower evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator… compared with any comparator (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator

Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Universal programmes) ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome) · Children or adolescents
1 finding from 1 review

Music therapy vs psychological treatment

Behaviour: Leaving the study early (short‐term) · depression in adults

Music therapy showed no clear difference in leaving the study early Up to 3 months compared with psychological treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Exercise therapy vs psychological treatment

Participants with serious adverse reactions · men and women aged over 18 years with chronic fatigue syndrome

It is very uncertain whether exercise therapy changes participants with serious adverse reactions Measured after 52 weeks… compared with psychological treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review