The reviews and meta - analyses addressed anxiety disorders (n = 42), depressive disorders (n = 48), and / or personality disorders (n = 13), and allowed conclusions about the following interventions: 59 reviews
compared psychological therapies with other forms of psychological therapies, and 36
compared psychological therapies with pharmacological interventions.
Not exact matches
The EAET intervention was
compared to both an educational intervention as well as the gold standard
psychological approach in the field, cognitive behavioral
therapy.
Eligible studies were randomised trials
comparing cognitive
therapy with another
psychological treatment for people with a major depressive or dysthymic disorder.
In this article in The Lancet Psychiatry, Cathy Creswell and colleagues report their findings from
comparing two brief
psychological interventions for children — brief guided parent - delivered cognitive behaviour
therapy (CBT) and solution - focused brief
therapy.
A meta - analysis of relapse rates with adjunctive
psychological therapies compared to usual psychiatric treatment for bipolar disorders
A small number of RCTs investigating stress management, group CBT or other
psychological therapies compared with waiting list / usual care did not consistently find significant differences between the groups.
Symptoms also improved in around 48 % of patients receiving
psychological therapies,
compared with nearly 24 % in the control group, who received another intervention such as usual management.
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Comparator: This review will consider studies that
compare the intervention to standard care, or any other intervention such a pharmacological (e.g. anxiolytics),
psychological (e.g. Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy), or complimentary
therapies (e.g. guided imagery).