Internal medicine

Pathology

Placebo

Cochrane Library

Depression (economics)

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Macroeconomics

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Physical therapy

Economics

Randomized controlled trial

Alternative medicine

MEDLINE

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Cognitive therapy

Medicine

JAMA Psychiatry

IMPORTANCECognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of acute depression.However, whether CBT can be effectively delivered in individual, group, telephone-administered, guided self-help, and unguided self-help formats remains unclear.OBJECTIVE To examine the most effective delivery format for CBT via a network meta-analysis.

Effectiveness and Acceptability of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Delivery Formats in Adults With Depression