Comparison 10. Psychological therapy versus any comparator (subgroup type of long‐term physical condition).

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Treatment efficacy: depression short‐term	16	1121	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.31 [‐0.59, ‐0.03]
1.1 Asthma	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 Diabetes	4	239	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.12 [‐2.33, 0.09]
1.3 Epilepsy	2	134	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.61 [‐0.96, ‐0.26]
1.4 Pain disorders	6	418	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.05 [‐0.24, 0.14]
1.5 Inflammatory bowel disease	2	257	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.31 [‐0.59, ‐0.04]
1.6 Other conditions	2	73	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.03 [‐0.90, 0.96]
2 Treatment efficacy: anxiety short‐term	13	578	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.26 [‐0.59, 0.07]
2.1 Asthma	2	67	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.12 [‐0.70, 0.47]
2.2 Diabetes	4	180	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.30 [‐0.76, 0.16]
2.3 Epilepsy	1	104	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.53 [‐0.92, ‐0.14]
2.4 Pain disorders	4	153	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.40 [‐1.33, 0.54]
2.5 Inflammatory bowel disease	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.6 Other conditions	2	74	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.19 [‐0.78, 1.17]