SynthesisPloS one2013
Comparing bona fide psychotherapies of depression in adults with two meta-analytical approaches.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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 relative efficacy of bona fide psychotherapies for post-traumatic stress disorder: a meta-analytical evaluation of randomized controlled trials.BMC psychiatry · 2016Pooled it
- Neural responsiveness to reward and suicidal ideation in social anxiety and major depression before and after psychotherapy.Biological psychology · 2023Trial
- Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of telemedicine-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for adherence and depression among African American women living with HIV in the rural South.Journal of health psychology · 2021Trial
- Nonprofessional Peer Support to Improve Mental Health: Randomized Trial of a Scalable Web-Based Peer Counseling Course.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Relapse/Recurrence Prevention in Major Depressive Disorder: 26-Month Follow-Up of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Versus an Active Control.Behavior therapy · 2018Trial
- Cognitive behavioural therapy for adherence and depression in patients with HIV: a three-arm randomised controlled trial.The lancet. HIV · 2016Trial
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- Evidence available for patient-identified priorities in depression research: results of 11 rapid responses.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Reporting of Sex Effects by Systematic Reviews on Interventions for Depression, Diabetes, and Chronic Pain.Annals of internal medicine · 2016Article
- Integrating EMDR into an evolutionary-based therapy for depression: a case study.Clinical case reports · 2015Article
- Depression Dimensions: Integrating Clinical Signs and Symptoms from the Perspectives of Clinicians and Patients.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite numerous investigations, the question whether all bona fide treatments of depression are equally efficacious in adults has not been sufficiently answered.
methodWe applied two different meta-analytical techniques (conventional meta-analysis and mixed treatment comparisons). Overall, 53 studies with 3,965 patients, which directly compared two or more bona fide psychotherapies in a randomized trial, were included. Meta-analyses were conducted regarding five different types of outcome measures. Additionally, the influence of possible moderators was examined.
resultsDirect comparisons of cognitive behavior therapy, behavior activation therapy, psychodynamic therapy, interpersonal therapy, and supportive therapies versus all other respective treatments indicated that at the end of treatment all treatments but supportive therapies were equally efficacious whereas there was some evidence that supportive therapies were somewhat less efficacious than all other treatments according to patient self-ratings and clinical significance. At follow-up no significant differences were present. Age, gender, comorbid mental disorders, and length of therapy session were found to moderate efficacy. Cognitive behavior therapy was superior in studies where therapy sessions lasted 90 minutes or longer, behavior activation therapy was more efficacious when therapy sessions lasted less than 90 minutes. Mixed treatment comparisons indicated no statistically significant differences in treatment efficacy but some interesting trends.
conclusionsThis study suggests that there might be differential effects of bona fide psychotherapies which should be examined in detail.
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