Comparison 5. Antidepressant vs other pharmacological intervention.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
5.1 Depression response ‐ acute phase	2	165	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.98 [0.76, 1.27]
5.2 Depression remission ‐ acute phase	2	165	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.98 [0.68, 1.41]
5.3 Depression response ‐ early phase	1	109	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.82 [0.56, 1.19]
5.4 Depression remission ‐ early phase	1	109	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.92 [0.51, 1.67]
5.5 Depression severity ‐ HAM‐D (acute phase)	2	165	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.65 [‐3.18, 1.87]
5.6 Treatment acceptability ‐ dropouts	1	109	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.74 [0.99, 3.06]