Table 4. Evidence table for ST in children and adolescents: selected findings of recent meta-analyses (27–29).
| Authors. year (reference) |
Diagnosis
(outcome measure) |
Intervention vs. control | Period of observation | Number of studies |
Results: Hedges’ g [95% CII] and interpretation |
| Huang et al.. 2024 (32) | depression (depression score) |
ST vs. no treatment | post-test | 2 (n = 117) | SMD: −1.75 [−2.96; −0.54] + |
| ST vs. TAU | post-test | 3 (n = 146) | SMD: −0.45 [−1.14; 0.24] 0 | ||
| ST vs. other PT | post-test | 3 (n = 263) | SMD: −0.04 [−0.28; 0.20] 0 | ||
| Seidel 2024 (33) | depression (BDI < 9) | ST vs. CBT | 12–16 weeks | 1 (n = 64) | OR: 0.35 [0.13; 0.97] − |
| Seidel 2024 (33) | anxiety disorder(PARS) | ST vs. CBT | 12 weeks | 1 (n = 97) | MD: −1.10 [−2.82; 0.62]; 0 |
| Seidel 2024 (33) | obsessive-compulsive disorder (CY-BOCS < 14) | ST & CBT vs. CBT | 14 weeks | 1 (n = 61) | OR: 3.81 [1.29; 11.2] + |
| Seidel 2024 (33) | eating disorder, bulimia (persons without binge attacks) | ST vs. CBT | 6 months | 1 (n = 109) | RD: 0.197, p = 0.04 + |
| Seidel 2024 (33) | eating disorder, anorexia (BMI) | ST vs. CBT | 18 months | 1 (n = 74) | MD: 0.28 [−0.51; 1.06] 0 |
| Seidel 2024 (33) | hyperkinetic disorder (BRIEF) | ST vs. CBT | 2.1 months | 1 (n = 146) | g: 0.25 [−0.08; 0.57] 0 |
| Seidel 2024 (33) | substance (cannabis) use disorder (ADI-Light for cannabis) |
ST vs. CBT | 12 months | 1 (n = 450) | OR: 1.68 [1.15; 2.44] + |
| IQWIG 2023 (31) | mixed disoders (RCBC) | ST vs. PT | 6 months | 1 (n = 52) | g: −0.63 [−1.19; −0.07] + |
ADI-Light for Cannabis, Adolescent Diagnostic Interview-Light for remission, abuse, dependence; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; BMI, body mass index; BRIEF, Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function—Total Score; CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; CI, confidence interval; CY-BOCS, Children”s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale; g, Hedges’ g; MD, mean differences; n, number of patients in study or studies; OR, odds ratio; PARS, Pediatric Anxiety Rating Scale; PT, other psychotherapeutic methods; RCBC, Revised Child Behavior Checklist; RD, risk difference; TAU, treatment as usual.
Interpretation: +: ST superior to the comparison group; 0: no significant difference between ST and comparison group; -: ST inferior to the comparison group. Hedges’ g: 0.2 weak, 0.5 moderate, 0.8 strong effect