Table 1.
Characteristics of the eligible clinical practice guidelines.
| Author, year | Evidence-based (EB), or consensus-based (CB) | Population | Types of anxiety disorders (Diagnosis) | Country | Primary developer/ Publishing entity | Version | Systematical search included | Databases | Search strategies | Search year | Funding | CAM modalities included |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews et al. 2018 (43) | Both EB & CB | General | GAD, PD, SAD (DSM-V) | Australia & New Zealand | RANZCP | Updated | Yes | Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO | Yes | Inception – Dec 2017 | Funding from RANZCP | Applied relaxation, mindfulness |
| Bandelow et al. 2022 (44) | Both EB & CB | Adults (≥ 18) | GAD, PD with or without agoraphobia, SAD, SP (ICD-10) | Germany | ASMS | Updated | Yes | PubMed, WOS | Yes | Sept 2013 – Jun 2019 | Open access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL | Applied relaxation, homeopathy, music/dance/art therapy, yoga |
| Greenlee et al. 2017 (45) | EB | Breast cancer survivors | GAD (NR) | USA | SIO | Updated | Yes | CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO | NR | 1990–2015 | None | Acupuncture, applied relaxation, massage, meditation, music therapy, yoga |
| NCCMH 2011a (46) | Both EB & CB | General | GAD, PD, SAD, SP (DSM-IV) | UK | NCCMH | Updated | Yes | CDSR, CENTRAL, CINAHL, DARE, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO | Yes | Inception – Sept 2010 | Funding from NICE | Applied relaxation |
| NCCMH 2011b (47) | Both EB & CB | Adults | GAD (DSM-IV) | UK | NCCMH | Updated | Yes | AMED, CDSR, CENTRAL, CINAHL, DARE, EMBASE, HTA database, IBSS, MEDLINE, PsycINFO | Yes | Inception – Nov 2009 | Funding from NICE | Acupuncture, applied relaxation, Chamomile, Galphimia Glauca, Ginkgo Biloba, hypnosis, Passiflora, Silexan, Valerian |
| NCCMH 2013 (48) | Both EB & CB | General | SAD (NR) | UK | NCCMH | Updated | Yes | Cochrane, MEDLINE, Pubmed, PsycINFO | NR | Inception – 2015 | Funding from NICE | Mindfulness, St John’s wort |
| Howell et al. 2015 (49) | Both EB & CB | Cancer survivors | GAD (DSM-V-TR) | Canada | CAPO & CPAC | Original | Yes | CDSR, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychINFO | Yes | 2009 – May 2015 | Health Canada | Aromatherapy massage |
| Katzman et al. 2014 (50) | Both EB & CB | General | Agoraphobia, GAD, PD, SAD, SP, separation anxiety disorder (DSM-IV) | Canada | CAGIG | Original | Yes | MEDLINE, PsycINFO | NR | 1980–2012 | Unrestricted educational grants from several companies | Acupuncture, Galphimia Glauca, light therapy, meditation, Passiflora, Silexan (Lavender oil), St John’s wort, Valerian, yoga |
| Hurtado et al. 2020 (51) | EB | General | GAD (DSM-IV) | Spain | RUHM& DPHCMG | Original | Yes | CINAHL, Cochrane Plus, EMBASE, Índice Médico Español, PsycINFO, PubMed | Yes | NR | None | Applied relaxation |
| RANZCP 2003 (52) | EB | General | Agoraphobia, PD (DSM-IV) | Australia & New Zealand | RANZCP | Original | Yes | Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO | Yes | Inception – 1999 | NMHS & NZHFA | Applied relaxation, hypnosis |
NR, no reports; AMED, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database; ASMS, Association of Scientific Medical Societies (Germany); CAGIG, Canadian Anxiety Guidelines Initiative Group; CAPO, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology; CDSR, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; CENTRAL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials; CINAHL, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; CPAC, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer; DARE, Cochrane Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects; DSM-IV, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition); DSM-V, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition); DSM-V-TR, DSM-V (Text Revision); EMBASE, Excerpta Medica Database; GAD, generalised anxiety disorder; HTA, Health Technology Assessment; IBSS, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases (Tenth Edition); MEDLINE, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online; NCCMH, National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health; NICE, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; NMHS & NZHFA, National Mental Health Strategy (Australia) and the New Zealand Health Funding Authority; PsycINFO, Psychological Information Database; PD, panic disorder; RANZCP, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists; RUHM& DPHCMG, Regional University Hospital of Málaga and District of Primary Health Care Málaga-Guadalhorce; SAD, social anxiety disorder; SIO, Society for Integrative Oncology; SP, specific phobia; WOS, Web of Science.