Table 2.

Response, Remission, SMD, and Acceptability for Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Combined Treatment Compared With Each Other and Control Conditions (CAU, Waitlist, Placebo)3

Acceptability
ResponseCombined1.11 (0.65-1.90)1.00 (0.57-1.76)0.81 (0.42-1.58)0.93 (0.52-1.67)0.84 (0.41-1.72)
1.30 (0.98-1.73)Pharmacotherapy0.90 (0.69-1.18)0.73 (0.48-1.11)0.84 (0.61-1.15)0.75 (0.44-1.28)
1.35 (1.00-1.81)1.03 (0.88-1.22)Psychotherapy0.81 (0.53-1.25)0.93 (0.78-1.10)0.83 (0.53-1.31)
1.65 (1.10-2.46)1.26 (0.94-1.71)1.22 (0.90-1.66)Pill placebo1.15 (0.72-1.82)1.03 (0.55-1.93)
2.15 (1.56-2.97)1.65 (1.35-2.03)1.60 (1.40-1.83)1.31 (0.94-1.81)CAU0.90 (0.55-1.45)
3.16 (1.91-5.21)2.43 (1.57-3.74)2.35 (1.57-3.51)1.92 (1.16-3.17)1.47 (0.96-2.23)Waitlist
Standardized Mean Difference
RemissionCombined0.29 (–0.03 to 0.60)0.26 (–0.07 to 0.59)0.54 (0.06-1.02)0.70 (0.35-1.05)1.13 (0.64-1.61)
1.25 (0.77-2.04)Pharmacotherapy–0.03 (–0.22 to 0.17)0.25 (–0.13 to 0.63)0.41 (0.18-0.64)0.84 (0.44-1.24)
1.35 (0.81-2.26)1.08 (0.87-1.34)Psychotherapy0.28 (–0.10 to 0.66)0.44 (0.31-0.57)0.86 (0.51-1.22)
1.74 (0.95-3.20)1.39 (0.95-2.03)1.29 (0.88-1.88)Placebo0.16 (–0.24 to 0.56)0.59 (0.07-1.10)
2.09 (1.22-3.58)1.67 (1.28-2.18)1.55 (1.29-1.85)1.20 (0.79 to 1.82)CAU0.43 (0.05-0.80)
3.26 (1.57-6.77)2.60 (1.48-4.58)2.41 (1.43-4.06)1.87 (0.98 to 3.56)1.56 (0.90-2.70)Waitlist
  • CAU = care as usual; RR = relative risk; SMD = standardized mean difference.

  • Note: Data are shown as RR (95% CI) (upper panel and lower left of lower panel) or SMD (95% CI) (upper right of lower panel).

  • a In the lower left triangle of the upper part of the table, RR >1 means that the column-defining intervention increases the event of interest compared with the row-defining intervention. Therefore, the former is more efficacious than the latter. In the upper right triangle, RR >1 means that the row-defining intervention increases the event of interest compared with the column-defining intervention. Therefore, the former is less acceptable than the latter. In the lower left triangle of the lower portion of the table, RR >1 means that the column-defining intervention increases the event of interest compared with the row-defining intervention. In the upper right triangle, SMD >0 means that the row-defining intervention is more effective compared to the column-defining intervention.