We investigated the efficacy of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for depression by
searching for RCT's. Studies were classified according to chronicity and severity and a meta …

Objectives: Depression may be treated by psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy or their
combination. There is an ongoing debate whether one of these approaches is possibly …

Most meta-analyses have concluded that psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy yield
roughly similar efficacy in the short-term treatment of depression, with psychotherapy …

Objective Meta‐analyses of psychotherapies usually report effects sizes, while clinicians
and patients need to know the proportion of patients who benefit from therapy. We …

Objective: To carry out a metaanalysis of antidepressant studies to calculate the effect sizes
for antidepressant effect in depressive disorder. Method: A metaanalysis of all …

Background Although previous meta-analyses have examined effects of antidepressants,
psychotherapy, and alternative therapies for depression, the efficacy of these treatments …

BACKGROUND: The evidence base for long term antidepressant pharmacotherapy is
limited. This review describes long-term outcomes of antidepressant-treated depression …

Background The generalizability of findings from studies exploring the efficacy of
psychotherapy and antidepressants has been called into question in part because studies …

Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, separately or in combination, have been used
successfully in the treatment of depression. Recent studies have compared the two modes of …

Background: This paper examines the current status of research on the efficacy and
effectiveness of antidepressants. Methods: This paper reviews four meta-analyses of efficacy …