Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Depression
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Beck Depression Inventory score 6 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	P = 0.02	Effect size not calculated	cognitive therapy plus usual care
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Beck Depression Inventory score 12 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	P = 0.009	Effect size not calculated	cognitive therapy plus usual care
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Beck Depression Inventory score 18 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	P = 0.046	Effect size not calculated	cognitive therapy plus usual care
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score 6 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	Reported as not significant P value not reported		Not significant
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score 12 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	Reported as not significant P value not reported		Not significant
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score 18 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	Reported as not significant P value not reported		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Beck Depression Inventory II score 6–9 months post randomisation 11.58 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 29.61 with usual care	P <0.01	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care
Hopelessness
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Beck Hopelessness Scale score 6 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	P = 0.045	Effect size not calculated	cognitive therapy plus usual care
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Suicide Cognition Scale: helplessness sub-scale 6–9 months 10.38 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 15.97 with usual care	P <0.01	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care
Suicidal ideation
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Suicide ideation 6 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	Reported as not significant P value not reported		Not significant
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Suicide ideation 12 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	Reported as not significant P value not reported		Not significant
RCT	120 adults aged 18–66 years, enrolled within 48 hours of admission to hospital after an episode of deliberate self-harm	Suicide ideation 18 months with cognitive therapy (10 outpatient sessions) plus usual care with usual care Absolute results not reported	Reported as not significant P value not reported		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Suicide Cognition Scale: suicide cognition sub-scale 6–9 months 36.60 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 54.88 with usual care	P <0.01	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care
Anxiety
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Symptom Checklist-90 anxiety sub-scale 0–3 months 24.95 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 28.78 with usual care	Reported as not significant		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Symptom Checklist-90 anxiety sub-scale 3–6 months 24.20 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 29.03 with usual care	Reported as not significant		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Symptom Checklist-90 anxiety sub-scale 6–9 months 19.78 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 27.36 with usual care	P <0.01	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care
Improvement in coping
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations oriented coping sub-scale 0–3 months 31.18 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 26.97 with usual care	Reported as not significant		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations oriented coping sub-scale 3–6 months 32.55 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 25.70 with usual care	Reported as not significant		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Mean Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations oriented coping sub-scale 6–9 months 36.25 with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 26.24 with usual care	P <0.01	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care
Self-esteem
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Robson Self-Concept Questionnaire (short version) 0–3 months 18.13 (4.35) with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 16.11 (5.65) with usual care	Reported as not significant		Not significant
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Robson Self-Concept Questionnaire (short version) 3–6 months 19.15 (3.71) with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 16.85 (5.56) with usual care	P <0.05	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care
RCT	77 people aged 15–35 years with recent (within 1 week) deliberate self-poisoning or self-injury	Robson Self-Concept Questionnaire (short version) 6–9 months 20.58 (4.36) with cognitive behavioural therapy (12 outpatient sessions) plus usual care 16.70 (5.10) with usual care	P <0.01	Effect size not calculated	cognitive behavioural therapy plus usual care