A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Treatments for Depression in Rural and Remote Residents.

ABSTRACT: Rural and remote populations have a high burden of depression and poorer access to mental healthcare services than their urban counterparts. This systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness of psychological and pharmacological treatments on reducing depression specifically in rural and remote residents. Cochrane Library, Medline, PsycInfo, Embase and Scopus, and two clinical trial registries were searched. Included studies were randomised or cluster randomised trials conducted with rural and remote adult populations; examined the effectiveness of any treatment for depression; included a control group or comparator; measured depression; and were published in English. Two authors independently screened records for eligibility, extracted information from eligible studies and assessed

SUBMITTER: Bentley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11903104 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature