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ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2023

Efficacy of interpersonal psychotherapy in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Luhan Tang, Fangzhong Xu, Ge Yu, Chong Li, Sijin Wen, Wanhong Zheng

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Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luhan TangDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Tong De Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Fangzhong XuDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Tong De Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Ge YuDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Tong De Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chong LiDepartment of Mathematics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Sijin WenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Wanhong ZhengDepartment of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province · CNWest Virginia University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is an evidence-based therapy. There have been increasing demand and training opportunities of IPT in China. Reviewing current evidence on its use in Chinese patients can help us understand the applicability of IPT in China and identify knowledge gaps to encourage and better future research in this field. Method: We did a comprehensive search of three major electronic databases: PubMed (English), Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WanFang Data (Chinese). We examined overall study design, outcome measures, data analyses and other parameters. We only selected articles of Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) for this review. All study findings were grouped and summarized per psychiatric diagnoses. The meta-analysis and forest plots were performed whereas studies could be combined. Results: After a full text review of 132 articles, 40 were selected for the final review. Comparing with control groups, evidences supported the efficacy of IPT in Chinese patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Postpartum depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Social Anxiety Disorder, Post Stress Traumatic Disorder (PTSD), and Post-psychotic Depression. It was also beneficial to college students and Chinese first-time mothers. Meta-analysis using a random-effects model consistently yielded significant score differences between the IPT and control groups ( Conclusion: This systematic review has identified the current best evidence for IPT efficacy in Chinese population. The findings support IPT as an effective treatment in Chinese with certain psychiatric conditions, consistent with those from many other studies throughout the world.

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Chinainterpersonal psychotherapyIPTpsychotherapytherapy

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PMID37502817
PMCPMC10370272
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