Cochrane · systematic review · CD003380

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), third‐wave CBT and interpersonal therapy (IPT) based interventions for preventing depression in children and adolescents

Hetrick, SE, Cox, GR, Witt, KG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Common Mental DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 16.7%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 4 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator for depression diagnosis at the medium‐term follow‐up

Population: children and adolescents
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Overall) ‐ effect on diagnosis of depression The assumed risk is based on control group rates of depression diagnosis at medium‐term
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
RR 0.84 [0.72, 0.97]NRModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Targeted programmes) ‐ effect on diagnosis of depression The assumed risk is based on control group rates of depression diagnosis at medium‐term
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
RR 0.82 [0.68, 0.99]NRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Universal programmes) ‐ effect on diagnosis of depression The assumed risk is based on control group rates of depression diagnosis at medium‐term
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
RR 0.87 [0.66, 1.14]NRModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias

Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator for self‐reported depression scores at the post‐intervention assessment

Population: children and adolescents
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Overall) ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome)
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
no estimate extracted73 studies · 13829 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Targeted ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome))
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
no estimate extracted42 studies · 4816 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Evidence‐based psychological interventions versus any comparator (Universal programmes) ‐ self‐rated depression scores (higher score is equivalent to a poorer outcome)
Evidence‐based psychological interventions vs any comparator
no estimate extracted31 studies · 9013 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias