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27 questions · 28 findings · 4 reviews · Common Mental Disorders

No studies found 4 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 1 · 3.6%Very low 6 · 21.4%Low 10 · 35.7%Moderate 7 · 25%High 0 · 0%

Psychological therapy vs Waitlist/Usual Care

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

Psychological therapy vs Waitlist/Usual Care

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

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

Cognitive behavioural therapy as vs standard‐of‐care therapy

Reduction in physical signs Decrease in seizure frequency End of treatment · people with conversion disorder according to DSM‐IV or ICD‐10 criteria

It is very uncertain whether cognitive behavioural therapy as changes reduction in physical signs Reduction in monthly seizure frequency… compared with standard medical care (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Cognitive behavioural therapy as vs standard‐of‐care therapy

Reduction in physical sign Seizure freedom as assessed by a daily self‐reported seizure diary End of treatment · people with conversion disorder according to DSM‐IV or ICD‐10 criteria

It is very uncertain whether cognitive behavioural therapy as changes reduction in physical sign Seizure freedom as assessed by a daily… compared with standard medical care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review