The overestimation of the effect sizes of psychotherapies for depression in waitlist controlled trials: a meta-analytic comparison with usual care controlled trials

Pim Cuijpers; Clara Miguel; Mathias Harrer; Markéta Čihařová; Eirini Karyotaki

doi:10.1017/s2045796024000611

January 1, 2024SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaOpen Access

The overestimation of the effect sizes of psychotherapies for depression in waitlist controlled trials: a meta-analytic comparison with usual care controlled trials

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WL control conditions considerably overestimate the effect sizes of psychological treatments, compared to trials using CAU control conditions. This overestimation is probably caused by a smaller improvement within the WL condition compared to the improvement in the CAU condition. WL control conditions should be avoided in randomized trials examining psychological treatments of adult depression.

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