Cochrane Review Group
Common Mental Disorders
117 systematic reviews in Common Mental Disorders ask 2,206 questions. 17.5% have no studies to answer them, 28.8% rest on very low certainty evidence and 22.9% reach moderate or high certainty.
Reviews
117
Questions
2,206
current versions
No studies
17.5%
Moderate or high
22.9%
No studies 387 · 17.5%Ungraded 111 · 5%Very low 635 · 28.8%Low 568 · 25.7%Moderate 449 · 20.4%High 56 · 2.5%
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.
Thinnest evidence
All no studies and very low questions| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Any psychological therapy vs any non‐therapy comparator: end‐of‐intervention and short‐term follow‐up Depressive symptomatology (lower = less depressive symptomatology): end‐of‐intervention · older people with depression Psychological therapies for depression in older adults residing in long‐term care settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 18 studies · 644 participants | Very low |
Any psychological therapy vs any non‐therapy comparator: end‐of‐intervention and short‐term follow‐up Treatment non‐acceptability (higher = greater non‐acceptability): end‐of‐intervention · older people with depression Psychological therapies for depression in older adults residing in long‐term care settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 313 participants | Very low |
Any psychological therapy vs any non‐therapy comparator: end‐of‐intervention and short‐term follow‐up Depression remission (presence or absence of MDD):end‐of‐intervention · older people with depression Psychological therapies for depression in older adults residing in long‐term care settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 82 participants | Very low |
Any psychological therapy vs any non‐therapy comparator: end‐of‐intervention and short‐term follow‐up Quality of life or psychological well‐being (higher = higher quality of life or psychological well‐being): end‐of‐intervention · older people with depression Psychological therapies for depression in older adults residing in long‐term care settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 195 participants | Very low |
Any psychological therapy vs any non‐therapy comparator: end‐of‐intervention and short‐term follow‐up Anxious symptomatology (lower = less anxious symptomatology): end‐of‐intervention · older people with depression Psychological therapies for depression in older adults residing in long‐term care settings (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 115 participants | Very low |
Escitalopram vs placebo PTSD severity at 3 months · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 23 participants | Very low |
Hydrocortisone vs placebo Quality of life at 3 months · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 43 participants | Very low |
Escitalopram vs placebo Dropouts due to adverse events at 3 months · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 31 participants | Very low |
Escitalopram vs placebo PTSD rate at 3 months · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.59 [0.03, 13.08] | 1 study · 23 participants | Very low |
Escitalopram vs placebo Functional disability at 3 months ‐ not measured · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Escitalopram vs placebo Quality of life at 3 months ‐ not measured · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Hydrocortisone vs placebo PTSD severity at 3 months · adults experiencing acute traumatic stress symptoms Early pharmacological interventions for prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals… (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 136 participants | Very low |
Reviews 117
Interventions for self‐harm in children and adolescents
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4 questions
Psychosocial interventions for self‐harm in adults
CochraneSoF table
24 questions
Pharmacological interventions for self‐harm in adults
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7 questions
New generation antidepressants for depression in children and adolescents: a network meta‐analysis
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121 questions
Mindfulness‐based psychological interventions for improving mental well‐being in medical students and junior doctors
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11 questions
Psychosocial interventions for conversion and dissociative disorders in adults
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51 questions
Psychological and social interventions for the prevention of mental disorders in people living in low‐ and middle‐income countries affected by humanitarian crises
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12 questions
Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence
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7 questions
Cognitive behavioural therapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
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32 questions
Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults
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49 questions
Behavioural activation therapy for depression in adults with non‐communicable diseases
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14 questions
Means restriction for the prevention of suicide by jumping
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25 questions
Antidepressants plus benzodiazepines for adults with major depression
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6 questions
Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
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55 questions
Lithium for acute mania
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82 questions
Valproate for acute mania
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30 questions
Family therapy approaches for anorexia nervosa
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7 questions
Multiple session early psychological interventions for the prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder
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12 questions
Pharmacological interventions for treatment‐resistant depression in adults
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41 questions
Benzodiazepines versus placebo for panic disorder in adults
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6 questions
Inpatient versus outpatient care, partial hospitalisation and waiting list for people with eating disorders
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2 questions
Couple and family therapies for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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27 questions
Second‐generation antidepressants for preventing seasonal affective disorder in adults
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7 questions
Light therapy for preventing seasonal affective disorder
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12 questions
Psychological therapies for preventing seasonal affective disorder
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3 questions