Self-reports vs clinician ratings of efficacies of psychotherapies for depression: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The comparability between self-reports and clinician-rated scales for measuring depression following treatment has been a long-standing debate, with studies finding mixed results. While the use of self-reports in psychotherapy trials is very common, it has been widely assumed that these tools pose a validity threat when masking of participants is not possible. We conducted a meta-analysis across randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychotherapy for depression to examine if treatment effect estimates obtained via self-reports differ from clinician-rated outcomes.

Methods

We identified studies from a living database of psychotherapies for depression (updated to 1 January 2023). We included RCTs measuring depression at post-treatment with both a self-report and a clinic

SUBMITTER: Miguel C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11886967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature