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. 2021 Feb 8;64(1):e23. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.11

Table 3.

Grading of recommendations.

Grade Description
A At least on study or review rated as I and directly applicable to the target population OR a body of evidence consisting principally of studies and/or reviews rated as I, directly applicable to the target population, and demonstrating overall consistency of results
B A body of evidence including studies and/or reviews rated as II, directly applicable to the target population, and demonstrating overall consistency of results OR extrapolated evidence from studies and/or reviews rated as I or II
C A body of evidence including studies and/or reviews rated as II–III, directly applicable to the target population, and demonstrating overall consistency of results OR extrapolated evidence from studies and/or reviews rated as II or III
D Level of evidence rated as III or IV OR extrapolated evidence from studies and/or reviews rated as III or IV OR expert consensus

Note. Modified from Gaebel et al., 2017 [21].