Different control conditions can produce different effect estimates in psychotherapy trials for depression

Michopoulos, Ioannis; Furukawa, Toshi A.; Noma, Hisashi; Kishimoto, Sanae; Onishi, Akira; Ostinelli, Edoardo G.; Ciharova, Marketa; Miguel, Clara; Karyotaki, Eirini; Cuijpers, Pim

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.12.012

Different control conditions can produce different effect estimates in psychotherapy trials for depression

OBJECTIVE Control conditions' influence on effect estimates of active psychotherapeutic interventions for depression has not been fully elucidated. We used network meta-analysis to estimate the differences between control conditions. STUDY DESIGN We have conducted a comprehensive literature searc…