SynthesisThe American journal of psychiatry2011
Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression: a meta-analysis.
Synthesis in The American journal of psychiatry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04356274 (Participatory System Dynamics vs Audit and Feedback), which is not on this map. Cited by 140 papers, 23 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Participatory System Dynamics vs Audit and Feedback: A Cluster Randomized Trial of Mechanisms of Implementation Change to Expand Reach of Evidence-based Addiction and Mental Health Care
Who cites it
140 citing papers in PubMed, 23 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 499 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Psychological interventions for the prevention of depression relapse: systematic review and network meta-analysis.Translational psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The strategies of exercise intervention for adolescent depression: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- The Empirical Status of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of 44 Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2022Pooled it
- Listening Visits for maternal depression: a meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- Psychological factors for the onset of depression: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy to Reduce Psychological Distress in Perinatal Women: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Physical Activity for the Treatment of Adolescent Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- The Benefits of Psychosocial Interventions for Mental Health in People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Interpersonal Psychotherapy in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Chinese medical journal · 2017Pooled it
- Exercise effects on depression: Possible neural mechanisms.General hospital psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Section 2. Psychological Treatments.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2016Pooled it
- The treatment of chronic depression with cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled clinical trials.Brain and behavior · 2016Pooled it
- The Effect of Swimming During Childhood and Adolescence on Bone Mineral Density: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- The Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Primary Care: A Meta-Analytic Review.Annals of family medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of psychological treatments for depressive disorders in primary care: network meta-analysis.BMC family practice · 2015Pooled it
- Managing depression in older age: psychological interventions.Maturitas · 2014Pooled it
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- Positive psychological characteristics in diabetes: a review.Current diabetes reports · 2013Pooled it
80 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveInterpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), a structured and time-limited therapy, has been studied in many controlled trials. Numerous practice guidelines have recommended IPT as a treatment of choice for unipolar depressive disorders. The authors conducted a meta-analysis to integrate research on the effects of IPT.
methodThe authors searched bibliographical databases for randomized controlled trials comparing IPT with no treatment, usual care, other psychological treatments, and pharmacotherapy as well as studies comparing combination treatment using pharmacotherapy and IPT. Maintenance studies were also included.
resultsThirty-eight studies including 4,356 patients met all inclusion criteria. The overall effect size (Cohen's d) of the 16 studies that compared IPT and a control group was 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.36 to 0.90), corresponding to a number needed to treat of 2.91. Ten studies comparing IPT and other psychological treatments showed a nonsignificant differential effect size of 0.04 (95% CI=-0.14 to 0.21; number needed to treat=45.45) favoring IPT. Pharmacotherapy (after removal of one outlier) was more effective than IPT (d=-0.19, 95% CI=-0.38 to -0.01; number needed to treat=9.43), and combination treatment was not more effective than IPT alone, although the paucity of studies precluded drawing definite conclusions. Combination maintenance treatment with pharmacotherapy and IPT was more effective in preventing relapse than pharmacotherapy alone (odds ratio=0.37; 95% CI=0.19 to 0.73; number needed to treat=7.63).
conclusionsThere is no doubt that IPT efficaciously treats depression, both as an independent treatment and in combination with pharmacotherapy. IPT deserves its place in treatment guidelines as one of the most empirically validated treatments for depression.
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