Cited by 153Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesMental Health Treatment and Access

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 83 of the 85 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

Effect of psychotherapy for depression on quality of life: meta-analysis

Open access

Kolovos, Spyros, Kleiboer, Annet, Cuijpers, Pim·2016·British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.175059

Open this paper in CoChat — free account Open PDF

Abstract

Background: Several meta-analyses have shown that psychotherapy is effective for reducing depressive symptom severity. However, the impact on quality of life (QoL) is as yet unknown. Aims: To investigate the effectiveness of psychotherapy for depression on global QoL and on the mental health and physical health components of QoL. Method: We conducted a meta-analysis of 44 randomised clinical trials comparing psychotherapy for adults experiencing clinical depression or elevated depressive symptoms with a control group. We used subgroup analyses to explore the influence of various study characteristics on the effectiveness of treatment. Results: We detected a small to moderate effect size (Hedges' g = 0.33, 95% CI 0.24–0.42) for global QoL, a moderate effect size for the mental health component ( g = 0.42, 95% CI 0.33–0.51) and, after removing an outlier, a small but statistically significant effect size for the physical health component ( g = 0.16, 95% CI 0.05–0.27). Multivariate meta-regression analyses showed that the effect size of depressive symptoms was significantly related to the effect size of the mental health component of QoL. The effect size of depressive symptoms was not related to global QoL or the physical health component. Conclusions: Psychotherapy for depression has a positive impact on the QoL of patients with depression. Improvements in QoL are not fully explained by improvements in depressive symptom severity.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.175059

Cites

83 of 83 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses
Higgins, J. P. T., Thompson, S. G., Deeks, J. J., & Altman, D. G. (2003) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7414.557 · Cited by 63,139
The Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
Higgins, J. P. T., Altman, D. G., Gotzsche, P. C., Juni, P., Moher, D., Oxman, A. D., Savovic, J., Schulz, K. F., Weeks, L., Sterne, J. A. C., et al. (2011) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.d5928 · Cited by 33,817
Trim and Fill: A Simple Funnel‐Plot–Based Method of Testing and Adjusting for Publication Bias in Meta‐Analysis
Duval, S., & Tweedie, R. (2000) · Biometrics · doi:10.1111/j.0006-341x.2000.00455.x · Cited by 14,099
CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
the CONSORT Group, Schulz, K. F., Altman, D. G., & Moher, D. (2010) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/1741-7015-8-18 · Cited by 13,371
Projections of Global Mortality and Burden of Disease from 2002 to 2030
Mathers, C. D., & Loncar, D. (2006) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030442 · Cited by 11,386
Introduction to Meta‐Analysis
Borenstein, M., Hedges, L. V., Higgins, J. P. T., & Rothstein, H. R. (2021) · doi:10.1002/9781119558378 · Cited by 9,799
Statistical power analysis
Cohen, J. (1992) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/1467-8721.ep10768783 · Cited by 5,870
CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomized trials
Schulz, K. F., Altman, D. G., Moher, D., & for the CONSORT Group* (2010) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00232 · Cited by 3,824
Fixed-and random-effects models in meta-analysis.
Hedges, L. V., & Vevea, J. L. (1998) · Psychological Methods · doi:10.1037/1082-989x.3.4.486 · Cited by 2,977
Mediators and Mechanisms of Change in Psychotherapy Research
Kazdin, A. E. (2007) · Annual Review of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.3.022806.091432 · Cited by 2,504
Depression in Older Adults
Fiske, A., Wetherell, J. L., & Gatz, M. (2009) · Annual Review of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.032408.153621 · Cited by 2,353
Publication and related bias in meta-analysis
Sterne, J. A. C., Gavaghan, D., & Egger, M. (2000) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00242-0 · Cited by 2,282
Global burden of depressive disorders in the year 2000
Üstün, T. B., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Chatterji, S., Mathers, C., & Murray, C. J. L. (2004) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.184.5.386 · Cited by 1,735
Bias and Efficiency of Meta-Analytic Variance Estimators in the Random-Effects Model
Viechtbauer, W. (2005) · Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics · doi:10.3102/10769986030003261 · Cited by 1,699
Epidemiology of Major Depressive Disorder: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcoholism and Related Conditions
Hasin, D. S., Goodwin, R. D., Stinson, F. S., & Grant, B. F. (2005) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.10.1097 · Cited by 1,645
The economic cost of brain disorders in Europe
Olesen, J., Gustavsson, A., Svensson, M., Wittchen, H., & Jönsson, B. (2012) · European Journal of Neurology · doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03590.x · Cited by 1,560
Introduction to Meta-Analysis
Jones, H. E. (2010) · Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01108.x · Cited by 1,447
The Economic Burden of Depression in the United States: How Did It Change Between 1990 and 2000?
Greenberg, P. E., Kessler, R. C., Birnbaum, H. G., Leong, S. A., Lowe, S. W., Berglund, P. A., & Corey-Lisle, P. K. (2003) · The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · doi:10.4088/jcp.v64n1211 · Cited by 1,280
Uncertainty in heterogeneity estimates in meta-analyses
Ioannidis, J. P. A., Patsopoulos, N. A., & Evangelou, E. (2007) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.39343.408449.80 · Cited by 1,254
Prevalence and incidence studies of anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the literature
Somers, J. M., Goldner, E. M., Waraich, P., & Hsu, L. (2006) · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/070674370605100206 · Cited by 1,114
Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Older Adults
Rejeski, W. J., & Mihalko, S. L. (2001) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences · doi:10.1093/gerona/56.suppl_2.23 · Cited by 929
Cost of depression in Europe.
Sobocki, P., Jönsson, B., Angst, J., & Rehnberg, C. (2006) · PubMed · Cited by 533
Internet-based self-help for depression: randomised controlled trial
Andersson, G., Bergström, J., Holländare, F., Carlbring, P., Kaldo, V., & Ekselius, L. (2005) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.187.5.456 · Cited by 529
Prevalence and Incidence Studies of Mood Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Waraich, P., Goldner, E. M., Somers, J. M., & Hsu, L. (2004) · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/070674370404900208 · Cited by 522
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression: A Meta-Analysis
Cuijpers, P., Geraedts, A. S., van Oppen, P., Andersson, G., Markowitz, J. C., & van Straten, A. (2011) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10101411 · Cited by 511
Self-citation
The Burden of Mental Disorders
Eaton, W. W., Martins, S. S., Nestadt, G., Bienvenu, O. J., Clarke, D. E., & Alexandre, P. K. (2008) · Epidemiologic Reviews · doi:10.1093/epirev/mxn011 · Cited by 481
The importance of functional impairment to mental health outcomes: a case for reassessing our goals in depression treatment research
McKnight, P. E., & Kashdan, T. B. (2009) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2009.01.005 · Cited by 400
Impact of psychiatric disorders on health-related quality of life: general population survey
Saarni, S. I., Suvisaari, J., Sintonen, H., Pirkola, S. P., Koskinen, S. V. P., Aromaa, A., & Lönnqvist, J. K. (2007) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.025106 · Cited by 392
Efficacy of cognitive–behavioural therapy and other psychological treatments for adult depression: meta-analytic study of publication bias
Cuijpers, P., Smit, F., Bohlmeijer, E., Hollon, S. D., & Andersson, G. (2010) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.109.066001 · Cited by 391
Self-citation
Therapist-delivered internet psychotherapy for depression in primary care: a randomised controlled trial
Kessler, D., Lewis, G., Kaur, S., Wiles, N., King, M., Weich, S., Sharp, D. J., Araya, R., Hollinghurst, S., & Peters, T. J. (2009) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61257-5 · Cited by 387
Internet-Based Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Guided with Unguided Self-Help
Berger, T., Hämmerli, K., Gubser, N., Andersson, G., & Caspar, F. (2011) · Cognitive Behaviour Therapy · doi:10.1080/16506073.2011.616531 · Cited by 383
Cognitive behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for primary care based patients with treatment resistant depression: results of the CoBalT randomised controlled trial
Wiles, N., Thomas, L., Abel, A., Ridgway, N., Turner, N., Campbell, J., Garland, A., Hollinghurst, S., Jerrom, B., Kessler, D., et al. (2013) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(12)61552-9 · Cited by 340
Life Review Therapy Using Autobiographical Retrieval Practice for Older Adults With Depressive Symptomatology.
Serrano, J. P., Latorre, J. M., Gatz, M., & Montañés, J. (2004) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/0882-7974.19.2.272 · Cited by 336
Quality of life assessments in major depressive disorder: a review of the literature
Papakostas, G. I., Petersen, T., Mahal, Y., Mischoulon, D., Nierenberg, A. A., & Fava, M. (2004) · General Hospital Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2003.07.004 · Cited by 331
Management of depression for people with cancer (SMaRT oncology 1): a randomised trial
Strong, V., Waters, R., Hibberd, C. J., Murray, G. D., Wall, L. R., Walker, J., McHugh, G. S., Walker, A., & Sharpe, M. (2008) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60991-5 · Cited by 324
Quality of life: The ultimate outcome measure of interventions in major depressive disorder
IsHak, W. W., Greenberg, J. M., Balayan, K., Kapitanski, N., Jeffrey, J., Fathy, H., Fakhry, H., & Rapaport, M. H. (2011) · Harvard Review of Psychiatry · doi:10.3109/10673229.2011.614099 · Cited by 313
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Dobkin, R. D., Menza, M., Allen, L. A., Gara, M. A., Mark, M. H., Tiu, J., Bienfait, K. L., & Friedman, J. (2011) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.10111669 · Cited by 310
Randomised controlled trial of non-directive counselling, cognitive-behaviour therapy and usual general practitioner care in the management of depression as well as mixed anxiety and depression in primary care.
King, Sibbald, B., Ward, Bower, P., Lloyd, Gabbay, M., & Byford, S. (2000) · Health Technology Assessment · doi:10.3310/hta4190 · Cited by 276
Tailored vs. Standardized Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Comorbid Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Johansson, R., Sjöberg, E., Sjögren, M., Johnsson, E., Carlbring, P., Andersson, T., Rousseau, A., & Andersson, G. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036905 · Cited by 268
Cognitive–behavioral group therapy is an effective treatment for major depression in hemodialysis patients
Duarte, P. S., Miyazaki, M. C., Blay, S. L., & Sesso, R. (2009) · Kidney International · doi:10.1038/ki.2009.156 · Cited by 265
Internet-Based Treatment for Adults with Depressive Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial
Warmerdam, L., van Straten, A., Twisk, J., Riper, H., & Cuijpers, P. (2008) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.1094 · Cited by 255
Self-citation
Does cognitive behaviour therapy have an enduring effect that is superior to keeping patients on continuation pharmacotherapy? A meta-analysis
Cuijpers, P., Hollon, S. D., van Straten, A., Bockting, C., Berking, M., & Andersson, G. (2013) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002542 · Cited by 253
Self-citation
Psychological treatment of depression: A meta-analytic database of randomized studies
Cuijpers, P. J., van Straten, A., Warmerdam, L., & Andersson, G. (2008) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/1471-244x-8-36 · Cited by 241
Self-citation
Treatment of Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Freedland, K. E., Skala, J. A., Carney, R. M., Rubin, E. H., Lustman, P. J., Dávila-Román, V. G., Steinmeyer, B. C., & Hogue, C. W. (2009) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.7 · Cited by 228
Problem solving treatment and group psychoeducation for depression: multicentre randomised controlled trial
Dowrick, C., Dunn, G., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Dalgard, O. S., Page, H., Lehtinen, V., Casey, P., Wilkinson, C., Vazquez-Barquero, J. L., & Wilkinson, G. (2000) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.321.7274.1450 · Cited by 228
Internet administered guided self-help versus individualized e-mail therapy: A randomized trial of two versions of CBT for major depression
Vernmark, K., Lenndin, J., Bjärehed, J., Carlsson, M., Karlsson, J., Öberg, J., Carlbring, P., Eriksson, T., & Andersson, G. (2010) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2010.01.005 · Cited by 226
Acceptance and commitment therapy as guided self-help for psychological distress and positive mental health: a randomized controlled trial.
Fledderus, M., Bohlmeijer, E. T., Pieterse, M. E., & Schreurs, K. M. G. (2012) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291711001206 · Cited by 209
Clinical Effectiveness of Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depressed Older People in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Serfaty, M. A., Haworth, D., Blanchard, M., Buszewicz, M., Murad, S., & King, M. (2009) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.165 · Cited by 190
Adaptation of dialectical behavior therapy skills training group for treatment-resistant depression
Harley, R., Sprich, S., Safren, S., Jacobo, M., & Fava, M. (2008) · Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/nmd.0b013e318162aa3f · Cited by 184
Internet-based behavioral activation and acceptance-based treatment for depression: A randomized controlled trial
Carlbring, P., Hägglund, M., Luthström, A., Dahlin, M., Kadowaki, Å., Vernmark, K., & Andersson, G. (2013) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2012.12.020 · Cited by 177
Randomized clinical trial on cognitive therapy for depression in women with metastatic breast cancer: Psychological and immunological effects
Savard, J., Simard, S., GIGUÈRE, I., Ivers, H., Morin, C. M., Maunsell, E., Gagnon, P. R., Robert, J., & Marceau, D. (2006) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951506060305 · Cited by 177
Life review therapy for older adults with moderate depressive symptomatology: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Korte, J., Bohlmeijer, E. T., Cappeliez, P., Smit, F., & Westerhof, G. J. (2011) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291711002042 · Cited by 173
Psychodynamic Guided Self-Help for Adult Depression through the Internet: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Johansson, R., Ekbladh, S., Hebert, A., Lindström, M., Möller, S., Petitt, E., Poysti, S., Larsson, M. H., Rousseau, A., Carlbring, P., et al. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038021 · Cited by 167
Self-citation
The Clinical Effectiveness of Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Face-to-Face Therapist Support for Depressed Primary Care Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial
Høifødt, R. S., Lillevoll, K. R., Griffiths, K. M., Wilsgaard, T., Eisemann, M., Waterloo, K., & Kolstrup, N. (2013) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/jmir.2714 · Cited by 154
A randomised controlled trial of cognitive behaviour therapy vs treatment as usual in the treatment of mild to moderate late life depression
Laidlaw, K., Davidson, K. M., Toner, H., Jackson, G. A., Clark, S. A., Law, J., Howley, M., Bowie, G., Connery, H., & Cross, S. (2008) · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/gps.1993 · Cited by 122
Short‐term in‐home intervention reduces depressive symptoms in Early Head Start Latina mothers of infants and toddlers
Beeber, L. S., Holditch‐Davis, D., Perreira, K. M., Schwartz, T. A., Lewis, V., Blanchard, H., Canuso, R., & Goldman, B. D. (2009) · Research in Nursing & Health · doi:10.1002/nur.20363 · Cited by 110
Acceptance and commitment therapy for depression: A preliminary randomized clinical trial for unemployed on long- term sick leave
Folke, F., Parling, T., & Melin, L. (2012) · Cognitive and Behavioral Practice · doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.01.002 · Cited by 100
Life-review therapy with computer supplements for depression in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial
Preschl, B., Maercker, A., Wagner, B., Forstmeier, S., Baños, R. M., Alcañiz, M., Castilla, D., & Botella, C. (2012) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607863.2012.702726 · Cited by 86
HETEROGI: Stata module to quantify heterogeneity in a meta-analysis
Orsini, N., Bottai, M., Higgins, J. P. T., & Buchan, I. E. (2005) · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · Cited by 85
The effect of psychotherapy for depression on improvements in social functioning: a meta-analysis
Renner, F., Cuijpers, P., & Huibers, M. J. H. (2014) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291713003152 · Cited by 82
Self-citation
The impact of life review on depression in older adults: a randomized controlled trial
Pot, A. M., Bohlmeijer, E. T., Onrust, S. A., Melenhorst, A.-S., Veerbeek, M., & Vries, W. D. (2010) · International Psychogeriatrics · doi:10.1017/s104161020999175x · Cited by 81
A pilot randomised controlled trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for antenatal depression
Burns, A., O’Mahen, H., Baxter, H., Bennert, K., Wiles, N., Ramchandani, P., Turner, K., Sharp, D., Thorn, J., Noble, S., et al. (2013) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/1471-244x-13-33 · Cited by 80
A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Women With Sexual Abuse Histories
Talbot, N. L., Chaudron, L. H., Ward, E. A., Duberstein, P. R., Conwell, Y., O’Hara, M. W., Tu, X. M., Lu, N., He, H., & Stuart, S. P. (2011) · Psychiatric Services · doi:10.1176/ps.62.4.pss6204_0374 · Cited by 78
Cognitive Therapy Improves Three-Month Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure
Dekker, R. L., Moser, D. K., Peden, A. R., & Lennie, T. A. (2011) · Journal of Cardiac Failure · doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.09.008 · Cited by 75
A Minimal Psychological Intervention in Chronically Ill Elderly Patients with Depression: A Randomized Trial
Lamers, F., Jonkers, C. C. M., Bosma, H., Kempen, G. I. J. M., Meijer, J. A. M. J., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Knottnerus, J. A., & van Eijk, J. T. M. (2010) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000313690 · Cited by 74
Effectiveness of the Coping With Depression (CWD) course for older adults provided by the community-based mental health care system in the Netherlands: a randomized controlled field trial
Haringsma, R., Engels, G. I., Cuijpers, P. J., & Spinhoven, P. (2005) · International Psychogeriatrics · doi:10.1017/s104161020500253x · Cited by 74
Self-citation
Randomised controlled trial of group cognitive behavioural therapy for comorbid anxiety and depression in older adults
Wuthrich, V. M., & Rapee, R. M. (2013) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2013.09.002 · Cited by 71
The effects of behavioral activation therapy with inpatient geriatric psychiatry patients.
Snarski, M., Scogin, F., Dinapoli, E. A., Presnell, A., Mcalpine, J., & Marcinak, J. (2011) · The Behavior Therapist · doi:10.1016/j.beth.2010.05.001 · Cited by 70
An exploratory randomized controlled trial of body psychotherapy for patients with chronic depression
Röhricht, F., Papadopoulos, N., & Priebe, S. (2013) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.056 · Cited by 68
Cognitive behavioral treatment groups for people with chronic depression in Hong Kong: a randomized wait-list control design
Wong, D. F. K. (2008) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.20286 · Cited by 66
One-day behavioral treatment for patients with comorbid depression and migraine: a pilot study
Dindo, L., Recober, A., Marchman, J. N., Turvey, C., & O'Hara, M. W. (2012) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2012.05.007 · Cited by 64
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Versus Psycho-Education for Patients with Major Depression Who Did Not Achieve Remission Following Antidepressant Treatment: A Preliminary Analysis
Chiesa, A., Mandelli, L., & Serretti, A. (2012) · The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine · doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0407 · Cited by 64
Measuring quality of life in depression
Demyttenaere, K., Fruyt, J. D., & Huygens, R. (2002) · Current Opinion in Psychiatry · doi:10.1097/00001504-200201000-00015 · Cited by 61
Life review therapy using autobiographical retrieval practice for older adults with clinical depression.
Serrano, J. P., Latorre, J. M., Ros, L., Bravo, B. N., Córcoles, M. J. A., López, M. N., Ricarte, J. J., & Gatz, M. (2012) · PubMed · Cited by 59
Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Ritsner, M. S., & Awad, A. G. (2007) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5779-3 · Cited by 56
The efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a public mental health intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology: A randomized controlled trial
Pots, W. T. M., Meulenbeek, P. A. M., Veehof, M. M., Klungers, J., & Bohlmeijer, E. T. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109789 · Cited by 52
Is brief psychodynamic psychotherapy in primary fibromyalgia syndrome with concurrent depression an effective treatment? A randomized controlled trial
Scheidt, C. E., Waller, E., Endorf, K., Schmidt, S., König, R., Zeeck, A., Joos, A. A. B., & Lacour, M. (2012) · General Hospital Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2012.10.013 · Cited by 47
Quality of Life and Major Depression
Berlim, M. T., & Fleck, M. P. A. (2007) · Quality of Life Impairment in Schizophrenia, Mood and Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5779-3_12 · Cited by 46
Group cognitive behavioural therapy for women with depression: pilot and feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial using mixed methods
Cramer, H., Salisbury, C., Conrad, J., Eldred, J., & Araya, R. (2011) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/1471-244x-11-82 · Cited by 45
Diagnosing Major Depressive Disorder VI
Zimmerman, M. A., Chelminski, I., McGlinchey, J. B., & Young, D. (2006) · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/01.nmd.0000230393.19478.d5 · Cited by 45
Clinical and psychosocial factors associated with the outcome of unipolar major depression: a one year prospective study
Ezquiaga, E. (2002) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00346-4 · Cited by 40
Changes in well-being and quality of life in a randomized trial comparing dynamic psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder
Zilcha‐Mano, S., Dinger, U., McCarthy, K. S., Barrett, M. S., & Barber, J. P. (2013) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.015 · Cited by 40
Treating depression and substance use: A randomized controlled trial
Hunter, S. B., Watkins, K. E., Hepner, K. A., Paddock, S. M., Ewing, B. A., Osilla, K. C., & Perry, S. (2012) · Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment · doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2011.12.004 · Cited by 37

Research works printed but not linked: 6

Borenstein, 2011, Introduction to Metaanalysis.
Harbord, 2009, Metareg: Stata Module to Perform Meta-analysis Regression.
Hedges, 2014, Statistical Method for Meta-analysis.
Borenstein, 2005, Comprehensive Meta-analysis Version 2, 104
Barlow, 1986, A Group Treatment for Depression in the Elderly.
Higgins, 2011, Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0

Sorted by citations

Time for united action on depression: a Lancet–World Psychiatric Association Commission
Herrman, H., Patel, V., Kieling, C., Berk, M., Buchweitz, C., Cuijpers, P., Furukawa, T. A., Kessler, R. C., Kohrt, B. A., Maj, M., et al. (2022) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(21)02141-3 · Cited by 1,104
Self-citation
Major Depressive Disorder: Advances in Neuroscience Research and Translational Applications
Li, Z., Ruan, M., Chen, J., & Fang, Y. (2021) · Neuroscience Bulletin · doi:10.1007/s12264-021-00638-3 · Cited by 372
“2017 [143] 2,148 MDD patients and 7,957 healthy controls sMRI Cortical thickness and surface region Metaanalysis Gray matter of orbital prefrontal lobe, anterior cingulate gyrus, posterior cingulate gyrus, insular lobe, and temporal lobe in adult MDD patients was thinner than that in the control group.”
Background
Four decades of outcome research on psychotherapies for adult depression: an overview of a series of meta-analyses.
Cuijpers, P. (2017) · Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne · doi:10.1037/cap0000096 · Cited by 231
Self-citation
Targets and Outcomes of Psychotherapies for Mental Disorders: An Overview
Cuijpers, P. (2019) · World Psychiatry · doi:10.1002/wps.20661 · Cited by 206
Effect of treatments for depression on quality of life: a meta-analysis
Hofmann, S. G., Curtiss, J., Carpenter, J. K., & Kind, S. (2017) · Cognitive Behaviour Therapy · doi:10.1080/16506073.2017.1304445 · Cited by 189
“A recent meta-analysis by Kolovos et al. (2016), for instance, found no difference between the effect of CBT and other forms of psychotherapy on QOL in depression, further underscoring the need for more comparative studies.”
Result

See all 153

Authors: Kolovos, S., Kleiboer, A., & Cuijpers, P.
Affiliations: Leuphana University of Lüneburg (DE)
Utrecht University (NL)
Corresponding author: Kolovos, Spyros
ORCID: Kolovos, Spyros
Kleiboer, Annet
Cuijpers, Pim
Venue: British Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists
Published: 2016-12
Volume: 209
Issue: 6
Pages: 460-468
ISSN: 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.175059
OpenAlex: W2510438371
Cited by: 153
References: 85
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 2
FWCI: 1.63
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 397 d)
Locations: The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Multilingual Matters (Channel View Publications) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
VU Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords: psychotherapy, depression, quality of life, mental health, physical health, depression severity, treatment effectiveness
MeSH terms: Depression, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Psychotherapy, Quality of Life, Outcome Assessment, Health Care

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

Effect of psychotherapy for depression on quality of life: meta-analysis

Abstract

Overview

Integrity signals

Verification

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Self-check

Citations

Cites

Cited by

Related

Metadata

Record

About these checks