Does Internet-based guided-self-help for depression cause harm? An individual participant data meta-analysis on deterioration rates and its moderators in randomized controlled trials

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 2679-2693

  Ebert, D D ^a   Donkin, L ^b,c   Andersson, G ^d,e   Andrews, G ^f   Berger, T ^g   Carlbring, P ^h   Rozenthal, A ^h   Choi, I ^b   Laferton, J A C ⁱ   Johansson, R ^d,e   Kleiboer, A ^c   Lange, A ^j   Lehr, D ^k   Reins, J A ^k   Funk, B ^k   Newby, J ^f   Perini, S ^l   Riper, H ^c   Ruwaard, J ^c   Sheeber, L ^m   Snoek, F J ^j,n   Titov, N ^l   Unlu Ince B ^c   Van Bastelaar, K ⁿ   Vernmark, K ^d,o   Van Straten, A ^c   Warmerdam, L ^c   Salsman, N ^p   Cuijpers, P ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^h STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

ⁱ Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie Tiefenpsychologisch Fundierte Psychotherapie   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^k LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^l MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^m OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁿ VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^o Psykologpartners   (Sweden)

^p XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Adverse events; depression; deterioration effect; Internet based guided self help; negative effects

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CARE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE;

EID: 84988346199     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716001562     Document Type: Review

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