Cochrane · systematic review · CD008696
Behavioural therapies versus other psychological therapies for depression
Shinohara, K, Honyashiki, M, Imai, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · 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
15
current version
GRADE rated
15
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 9 · 60%Moderate 6 · 40%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
BT compared with all other psychological therapies for depression
Population: people with depression
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Response BT vs all other psychological therapies | RR 0.97 [0.86, 1.09] | 18 studies · 690 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Remission BT vs all other psychological therapies | RR 0.91 [0.8, 1.04] | 18 studies · 694 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Response at BT vs all other psychological therapies | RR 0.77 [0.59, 1.01] | 9 studies · 356 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Depression severity BT vs all other psychological therapies | no estimate extracted | 18 studies · 656 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Dropouts for any reason BT vs all other psychological therapies | RR 1.02 [0.65, 1.61] | 15 studies · 495 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
BT compared with CBT for depression
Population: people with depression
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Response BT vs CBT | RR 0.93 [0.83, 1.05] | 15 studies · 544 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Remission BT vs CBT | RR 0.87 [0.75, 1] | 16 studies · 560 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Response at BT vs CBT | RR 0.76 [0.59, 0.99] | 8 studies · 344 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Remission at BT vs CBT | RR 0.77 [0.61, 0.98] | 8 studies · 344 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depression severity BT vs CBT | no estimate extracted | 15 studies · 529 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Dropouts for any reason BT vs CBT | RR 1.46 [0.68, 3.14] | 11 studies · 363 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
BT compared with psychodynamic therapies for depression
Population: people with depression
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Response BT vs psychodynamic therapies | RR 1.24 [0.84, 1.82] | 2 studies · 110 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Remission BT vs psychodynamic therapies | RR 1.32 [0.85, 2.06] | 2 studies · 110 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Depression severity BT vs psychodynamic therapies | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 93 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Dropouts for any reason BT vs psychodynamic therapies | RR 0.9 [0.47, 1.7] | 2 studies · 96 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |