Comparison 4. Combined psychological and pharmacological continuation and maintenance therapies versus pharmacological continuation and maintenance therapies alone.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Relapse/recurrence	1	238	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.44, 3.44]
2 Dropout due to any reason	2	280	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.43 [0.90, 2.29]
3 Depression severity	1	39	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	2.8 [0.38, 5.22]
4 Depression severity – follow‐up	1	39	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.90 [‐3.26, 5.06]
5 Health‐related quality of life	1	35	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.5 [‐1.63, 0.63]
6 Health‐related quality of life – follow‐up	1	33	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.60 [‐0.56, 1.76]