Behavioural activation vs CBT
Anxiety · depression in adults
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 646 participantsModerate
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
182 questions · 189 findings · 22 reviews · Common Mental Disorders
No studies found 30 · 15.9%GRADE not reported 5 · 2.6%Very low 51 · 27%Low 68 · 36%Moderate 35 · 18.5%High 0 · 0%
Behavioural activation vs CBT
adverse events (16 weeks) · depression in adults
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 398 participantsModerate
Behavioural activation vs third‐wave CBT
treatment efficacy up to 6 months (4‐8 weeks) · depression in adults
Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment efficacy up to 6 months (4‐8 weeks) compared with third‐wave CBT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.1 [0.91, 1.33]2 studies · 98 participantsLow
Behavioural activation vs third‐wave CBT
Secondary outcome: acceptability of treatment · depression in adults
Behavioural activation showed no clear difference in treatment acceptability up to 6 months (4‐8 weeks) compared with third‐wave CBT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.84 [0.33, 2.1]3 studies · 147 participantsLow
Present‐centered therapy vs trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy
CAPS PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ mean difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
1 finding from 1 review
- Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted6 studies · 607 participantsLow
Present‐centered therapy vs trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy
PTSD severity (post‐treatment) ‐ standardized difference · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
1 finding from 1 review
- Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted9 studies · 1129 participantsLow
Present‐centered therapy vs trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy
Dropout from treatment (a count of participants not meeting study‐defined completion threshold) · adults aged ≥ 16 years with PTSD
Present‐centered therapy probably leads to lower treatment dropout compared with trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Present‐centered therapy (PCT) for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.58 [0.49, 0.69]10 studies · 1542 participantsModerate
EMDR vs Trauma‐focused CBT
Leaving the study early · Adults with PTSD for at least 3 months
It is very uncertain whether EMDR changes leaving study early for any reason compared with trauma‐focused CBT (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Psychological therapies for chronic post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1 [0.74, 1.35]8 studies · 400 participantsVery low
EMDR vs non‐TFCBT
Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ Clinician‐rated · Adults with PTSD for at least 3 months
1 finding from 1 review
- Psychological therapies for chronic post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 53 participantsVery low
EMDR vs non‐TFCBT
Leaving the study early · Adults with PTSD for at least 3 months
It is very uncertain whether EMDR changes leaving the study early for any reason compared with non‐TFCBT (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Psychological therapies for chronic post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.03 [0.37, 2.88]3 studies · 84 participantsVery low
EMDR vs Trauma‐focused CBT
Severity of PTSD symptoms ‐ Clinician‐rated · Adults with PTSD for at least 3 months
1 finding from 1 review
- Psychological therapies for chronic post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted7 studies · 327 participantsVery low
BT vs CBT
Depression severity · patients with depression
1 finding from 1 review
- Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted15 studies · 529 participantsModerate
BT vs CBT
Leaving the study early · patients with depression
BT showed no clear difference in dropouts for any reason compared with CBT (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.46 [0.68, 3.14]11 studies · 363 participantsModerate
BT vs CBT
Response · patients with depression
BT showed no clear difference in response compared with CBT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.93 [0.83, 1.05]15 studies · 544 participantsLow
BT vs CBT
Remission · patients with depression
BT showed no clear difference in remission compared with CBT (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.87 [0.75, 1]16 studies · 560 participantsLow
- Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.77 [0.61, 0.98]8 studies · 344 participantsLow
BT vs CBT
Response at · patients with depression
BT may leads to lower response at compared with CBT (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.76 [0.59, 0.99]8 studies · 344 participantsLow
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
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.84 [0.72, 0.97]Studies not reportedModerate
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.82 [0.68, 0.99]Studies not reportedVery low
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.87 [0.66, 1.14]Studies not reportedModerate
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Overall) ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome) · Children or adolescents
1 finding from 1 review
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted73 studies · 13829 participantsLow
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Targeted ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome)) · Children or adolescents
1 finding from 1 review
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted42 studies · 4816 participantsModerate
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
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted31 studies · 9013 participantsModerate