Samei Huda welcomes a new meta-analysis of sponsorship bias in the comparative efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression.
[read the full story...]In praise of little: sponsorship bias in depression research
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Time to stop prescribing antidepressants to young people with depression?
Andrew Shepherd considers the implications of a recent network meta-analysis of the efficacy and tolerability of antidepressants for children and adolescents with depression.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants and psychotherapy for OCD in adults: network meta-analysis
Alan Underwood summarises a recent network meta-analysis of medication and talking treatments for OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in adults.
[read the full story...]Adding antidepressants to antipsychotics in schizophrenia: do they work, for what, and are they safe?
Alex Langford explores the emerging findings from a recent meta-analysis looking at the efficacy and safety of antidepressants added to antipsychotics for people with schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like psychosis.
[read the full story...]Treatment for depression in traumatic brain injury: Cochrane find no evidence for non-pharmacological interventions
Eleanor Kennedy summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review, which finds no evidence to support the use of non-pharmacological interventions for depression in traumatic brain injury.
[read the full story...]Does the placebo effect inflate the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
Sarah Knowles reviews a recent meta-analysis about the effects of blinding on the outcomes of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for adult depression.
[read the full story...]Commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs: do they work?
John Baker summarises a review of commonly prescribed medication that covers seven psychiatric drugs, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, methylphenidate and cholinesterase inhibitors.
[read the full story...]Antidepressants: benefits and harms in children and adults
Samei Huda discusses the findings of a recent review into suicidality and aggression during antidepressant treatment. The systematic review and meta-analyses were based on clinical study reports and included some important adverse effects of antidepressants in children and young people.
[read the full story...]CBT and antidepressants for depression not moderated by baseline severity
Sarah Knowles summarises an individual patient data meta-analysis, which explores baseline depression severity as a moderator of depression outcomes between CBT and antidepressants.
[read the full story...]Antidepressant meta-analyses: big business and bias
Alex Langford reflects on the findings of a recent study that looks at 185 meta-analyses of antidepressants. It finds that industry involvement in research can lead to biased studies that under-report negative aspects of antidepressants for depression.
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