Short‐term response · adults with panic disorder
All psychological therapies showed no clear difference in short‐term response compared with tricyclic antidepressants (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Leaving the study early · adults with panic disorder
All psychological therapies showed no clear difference in dropouts for any reason compared with tricyclic antidepressants (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Long‐term remission/response · adults with panic disorder
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of somatic symptoms at end of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment response at end of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life at post‐treatment Indexed by self‐report measures of quality of life or functional disability · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Healthcare use · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary outcome: acceptability of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
Psychological therapy probably leads to lower acceptability 1 ‐ proportion of participants withdrawing during… compared with usual care or waiting list (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Dysfunctional cognitions, emotions, or behaviours (participant rated) at end of treatment Whitely Index · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Global Impressions scale change item (CGI‐I or similar): no. of responders (acute phase) · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
Psychological therapy may leads to higher treatment response at end of treatment CGI‐improvement/Global… compared with usual care or waiting list (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life at post‐treatment Indexed by self‐report measures of quality of life or functional disability · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Healthcare use · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Severity of somatic symptoms at end of treatment · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
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
Dysfunctional cognitions, emotions, or behaviours at end of treatment Whitely Index (different forms) · people with somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms
1 finding from 1 review
Diagnosis of PTSD after treatment · various
It is very uncertain whether any early psychological intervention changes PTSD diagnosis: post‐treatment compared with waiting list/usual care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Depressive symptoms · various
1 finding from 1 review
Anxiety · various
1 finding from 1 review
General functioning ‐ not measured · various
1 finding from 1 review
PTSD diagnosis · various
Any early psychological intervention may leads to lower PTSD diagnosis: 3–6 months compared with waiting list/usual care (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review