Comparison 6. SSRIs versus MAOIs.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Failure to respond	2	396	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.12 [0.83, 1.52]
2 Total number of dropouts	1	30	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.0 [0.07, 14.55]
3 Failure to remit	1	366	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.93 [0.74, 1.17]
4 Panic symptoms	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5 Frequency of panic attacks	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Agoraphobia	1	30	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.5 [‐4.47, 7.47]
7 General anxiety	1	30	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.60 [‐1.10, ‐0.10]
8 Depression	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
9 Social functioning	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
10 Quality of life	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
11 Patient satisfaction	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
12 Economic costs	0	0	Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
13 Number of dropouts due to adverse effects	1	366	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.26 [0.59, 2.70]
14 Number of patients experiencing at least one adverse effect	1	366	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.94, 1.27]