Comparison 4. Antidepressants vs psychosocial interventions.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
4.1 Depression remission (continuation phase)	1	206	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.20 [0.95, 1.53]
4.2 Severity of depression ‐ EPDS (continuation phase)	1	206	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.00 [‐2.54, 0.54]
4.3 Treatment acceptability ‐ dropouts	1	254	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.94 [1.12, 3.35]
4.4 Parenting‐related outcomes ‐ MAMA (continuation phase)	1	183	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.00 [‐0.45, 2.45]
4.5 Quality of life ‐ SF12 mental health	1	169	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.13 [‐0.15, 0.41]
4.6 Quality of life ‐ SF12 physical health	1	169	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.19 [‐0.09, 0.47]
4.7 Quality of life ‐ EQ‐5D utility score	1	194	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.01 [‐0.08, 0.06]
4.8 Quality of life ‐ EQ‐5D visual analogue scale	1	194	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.80 [‐9.08, 7.48]