Long-term efficacy of psychotherapy in major depression: protocol of a                        network meta-analysis

Vieira, Paula Marinho; Cunha, Carla

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Vieira, Paula Marinho

Cunha, Carla

Abstract(s)

Depression is currently considered the epidemic of the century. In recent decades, research has established that psychotherapy is globally effective for the treatment of depression; however, it remains open which psychotherapeutic treatment is most effective and, particularly, if its efficacy is maintained over the long term. Given the difficulty in performing randomized and controlled clinical trials (RCTs) that simultaneously compare several psychotherapeutic models, meta-analyses aim to provide answers by synthesizing the evidence generated through direct comparisons of treatments .