Table 3.

Direct comparisons between psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, combined psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, and placebo in anxiety and depressive disorders (Hedges' g)

	Ncomp	g	95% CI	I2	95% CI	NNT
Combined vs. placebo	11	0.74	0.48-1.01	65	33-82	2.50
Pharmacotherapy vs. combined	11	0.37	0.12-0.63	43	0-72	4.85
Pharmacotherapy vs. placebo	11	0.35	0.21-0.49	0	0-60	5.10
Psychotherapy vs. combined	11	0.38	0.16-0.59	53	8-76	4.72
Psychotherapy vs. placebo	11	0.37	0.11-0.64	68	41-83	4.85

Ncomp - number of comparisons, NNT – number needed to treat