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1,368 questions · 1,413 findings · 89 reviews · Common Mental Disorders

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No studies found 232 · 16.4%GRADE not reported 82 · 5.8%Very low 395 · 28%Low 331 · 23.4%Moderate 341 · 24.1%High 32 · 2.3%

Behavioural activation vs humanistic therapy

quality of life (continuous)up to 6 months (2 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs humanistic therapy

Anxiety · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs psychodynamic therapies

Efficacy: number of participants who respond to treatment ‐ at 3 months · depression in adults

It is very uncertain whether behavioural activation changes treatment efficacy up to 6 months (12 weeks) compared with psychodynamic (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.74, 1.99]
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs CBT

Secondary outcome: acceptability of treatment · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment acceptability up to 6 months (4‐16 weeks) compared with CBT (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.85, 1.25]
12 studies · 1195 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs psychodynamic therapies

social adjustment and functioning (continuous)up to 6 months (12 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs interpersonal, cognitive analytic, integrative

treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (4‐12 weeks) · depression in adults

It is very uncertain whether behavioural activation changes treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (4‐12 weeks) compared with interpersonal, cognitive analytic, integrative (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.32, 2.2]
4 studies · 123 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs interpersonal, cognitive analytic, integrative

social adjustment and functioning (continuous)up to 6 months (12 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs interpersonal, cognitive analytic, integrative

Anxiety · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 15 participants
Very low

Behavioural activation vs interpersonal, cognitive analytic, integrative

adverse events(12 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 24 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs waiting list control

treatment efficacyup to 6 months (4 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment efficacyup to 6 months (4 weeks) compared with waiting list (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.14 [0.9, 5.09]
1 study · 26 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs waiting list control

treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (1 to 10 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (1 to 10 weeks) compared with waiting list (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.17 [0.7, 1.93]
8 studies · 359 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs waiting list control

quality of life (continuous)up to 6 months (8 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 80 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs waiting list control

Anxiety · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 424 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs waiting list control

adverse events(6 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 1 participants
GRADE not reported

Behavioural activation vs placebo

treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (12‐16 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (16 weeks) compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.72 [0.31, 1.67]
1 study · 96 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs placebo

adverse events(16 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 96 participants
Low

Behavioural activation vs medication

Objective assessment of efficacy at end of treatment (6 months) ‐ rAFS scores · depression in adults

Behavioural activation probably leads to higher treatment efficacy up to 6 months (16 weeks) compared with medication (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.77 [1.14, 2.76]
1 study · 141 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs medication

treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (12‐16 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (12‐16 weeks) compared with medication (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.52 [0.23, 1.16]
2 studies · 243 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs medication

adverse events(16 weeks) · depression in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 143 participants
Moderate

Behavioural activation vs no treatment

treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (2‐5 weeks) · depression in adults

Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment acceptabilityup to 6 months (2‐5 weeks) compared with no treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.45, 2.09]
3 studies · 187 participants
Moderate