Psychotherapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental disorders in adults. Psychotherapies are among the most recommended treatments for GAD, but which should be considered as first-line treatment needs to be clarified.

Objective

To use a network meta-analysis to examine the short- and long-term associations of different psychotherapies with outcomes of effectiveness and acceptability in adults with GAD.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials were searched from database inception to January 1, 2023, to identify randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of psychotherapies for adults with GAD.

Study selection

RCTs comparing any type of psychotherapy against another or with a control condition for th

SUBMITTER: Papola D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585589 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature