Table 2.
Characteristics of selected meta-analyses in specialty psychiatric/psychological journals
| Specialty psychiatric/psychological journals (publication date range) | No of published m-a | No of included RCTs | M-a authors included their allegiant studies | M-a authors reporting allegiance of included RCTs | Declaration of interest statement | Reporting of funding sources | Allegiance assessment of included RCTs | Quality assessment of included RCTs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am J Psychiatry (2011–2005) | 6 | 168 | 5/6 | 0/6 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 0/6 | 4/6 |
| Am Psychol (2006) | 1 | 32 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| Arch Gen Psychiatry (2004) | 2 | 33 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Biol Psychiatry (2010) | 1 | 10 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Bipolar Disord (2004–2009) | 2 | 18 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Br J Psychiatry (2003–2012) | 7 | 141 | 4/7 | 0/7 | 4/7 | 5/7 | 0/7 | 6/7 |
| Clin Psychol Rev (2001–2012) | 22 | 416 | 8/22 | 5/22 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 12/22 |
| J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry (2007) | 1 | 11 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| J Clin Psychiatry (2008–2010) | 4 | 94 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 2/4 |
| Psychol Bull (2006) | 1 | 35 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Psychol Med (1994–2011) | 16 | 235 | 4/16 | 1/16 | 12/16 | 8/16 | 0/16 | 14/16 |
| Psychother Psychosom (2007–2012) | 5 | 109 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/5 | 5/5 |
| Total (1994–2012) | 68 | 1302 | 26/68 | 9/68 | 34/68 | 33/68 | 5/68 | 44/68 |
m-a, meta-analyses; RCT, randomised controlled trial.