Journal article
Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: Impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review
Katrina Witt, Daniela Pache de Moraes, Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, Ella Arensman, David Gunnell, Philip Hazell, Ellen Townsend, Kees van Heeringen, Keith Hawton
Journal of Affective Disorders | Elsevier | Published : 2018
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Abstract
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the mainstay of evaluations of the efficacy of psychosocial interventions. In a recent Cochrane systematic review we analysed the efficacy of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapies compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in adults who self-harm. In this study we examine the content and reporting quality of TAU in these trials and their relationship to outcomes. Methods: Five electronic databases (CCDANCTR-Studies and References, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO) were searched for RCTs, indexed between 1 January 1998 and 30 April 2015, of cognitive-behavioural interventions compared to TAU for adults following a recent (within six mo..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This review received no specific source of external funding. KH used personal funding received from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support the project. The NIHR had no role in the research or the decision to publish. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR.