Cochrane · systematic review · CD015331

Cognitive behavioural therapy added to standard care for first‐episode and recent‐onset psychosis

Mayer, SF, Corcoran, C, Kennedy, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 2 · 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

Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care compared to control for first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis

Population: first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mental state ‐ general: mean endpoint overall symptom scales (high = poor) (combined time points)
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control
no estimate extracted20 studies · 1508 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Global state ‐ number of participants with relapse/exacerbations of psychosis (combined time points)
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control
RR 0.82 [0.57, 1.18]7 studies · 693 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Leaving the study early ‐ for any reason ‐ overall acceptability (combined time points)
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control
RR 0.87 [0.72, 1.05]25 studies · 2242 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Functioning ‐ mean endpoint functioning scale (high = good) (combined time points)
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control
no estimate extracted18 studies · 1241 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adverse events ‐ participants with at least one adverse event ‐ < 12 months
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control
RR 1.29 [0.85, 1.97]1 study · 43 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision