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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Psychiatry Med. 2012;43(2):129–151. doi: 10.2190/PM.43.2.c

Table 5.

Summary of the Strength of Evidence

Intervention Risk of Bias: Design/Quality Consistency Directness Precision Standardized mean difference (95% CI) and strength of evidence
Brief CBT RCTs/Fair Consistent Direct Some imprecision −0.42 (−0.74 to −0.10) Moderate
Brief PST RCTs/Good Consistent Direct Some imprecision −0.26 (−0.49 to 0.03) Moderate
MBCT RCT/Good NA Direct Serious imprecision Low
Other therapies NA NA NA NA Insufficient