Cochrane · systematic review · CD007504

Interventions for preventing relapse and recurrence of a depressive disorder in children and adolescents

Cox, GR, Fisher, CA, De Silva, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 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

Medication compared to placebo for preventing relapse and recurrence of a depressive disorder in children and adolescents

Population: patients with preventing relapse and recurrence of a depressive disorder in children and adolescents
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number relapsed‐recurred
Medication vs placebo
OR 0.34 [0.18, 0.64]3 studies · 164 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Suicide‐related behaviours
Medication vs placebo
OR 1.02 [0.14, 7.39]3 studies · 164 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Drop‐outs
Medication vs placebo
OR 1.02 [0.38, 2.79]3 studies · 164 participantsModerate