Cochrane · systematic review · CD013511

Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care versus standard care for persistent aggressive behaviour or agitation in people with schizophrenia

Ballesteros, J, Moreno-Calvete, MC, Santos-Zorrozúa, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

SchizophreniaAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 5 · 71.4%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 0 · 0%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

CBT plus standard care compared to standard care for persistent aggressive behaviour or agitation in people with schizophrenia

Population: persistent aggressive behaviour or agitation in people with schizophrenia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Aggression ‐ frequency of physical violence.
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted1 study · 84 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Agitation ‐ frequency of agitation
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Clinically important adverse effect or event.
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted1 study · 100 participantsUngraded
Self harm ‐ frequency of self harm
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Mental state ‐ clinically important change in mental state
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded
Leaving the study early for any reason.
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 184 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life ‐ clinically important change in overall quality of life
CBT plus standard care vs standard care
no estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsUngraded