Exploring the efficacy of psychotherapies for depression: a multiverse meta-analysis.

Constantin Yves Plessen Eirini KaryotakiClara MiguelMarketa CiharovaPim Cuijpers

Published in: BMJ mental health (2023)

The multiverse meta-analysis revealed the overall robustness of the effectiveness of psychotherapies for depression. Notably, meta-analyses that included studies with a high risk of bias, compared the intervention with wait-list control groups, and not correcting for publication bias produced larger effect sizes.

Keyphrases

physical activity
meta analyses
systematic review
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
case control