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Risk of bias graph: Review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Figure 1

Risk of bias graph: Review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, post‐intervention; outcome: 1.1 Depressive disorder
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Figure 2

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, post‐intervention; outcome: 1.1 Depressive disorder

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Intervention versus no intervention, three to nine months follow‐up; outcome: 3.1 Depressive disorder
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Figure 3

Forest plot of comparison: 1 Intervention versus no intervention, three to nine months follow‐up; outcome: 3.1 Depressive disorder

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, 12 months follow‐up; outcome: 5.1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Figure 4

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, 12 months follow‐up; outcome: 5.1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, post‐intervention; outcome: 1.5 Depression scores.
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Figure 5

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, post‐intervention; outcome: 1.5 Depression scores.

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, three to nine months follow‐up; outcome: 3.5 Depression scores.
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Figure 6

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, three to nine months follow‐up; outcome: 3.5 Depression scores.

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, 12 months follow‐up; outcome: 5.5 Depression scores.
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Figure 7

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus no intervention, 12 months follow‐up; outcome: 5.5 Depression scores.

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus placebo, post‐intervention; outcome: 2.5 Depression scores.
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Figure 8

Forest plot of comparison: Intervention versus placebo, post‐intervention; outcome: 2.5 Depression scores.

Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, outcome: 1.1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, outcome: 1.1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, outcome: 1.5 Depression scores (by population).
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Figure 10

Funnel plot of comparison: 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, outcome: 1.5 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 4 Depressive disorders (by risk).
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 4 Depressive disorders (by risk).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 3 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 2.3

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 3 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 4 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 2.4

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 4 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by gender).
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Analysis 2.5

Comparison 2 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by gender).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).
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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).
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Analysis 3.3

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 4 Depressive disorder (by risk).
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Analysis 3.4

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 4 Depressive disorder (by risk).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 3.5

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 3.6

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).
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Analysis 3.7

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).
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Analysis 3.8

Comparison 3 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).

Comparison 4 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention three to nine months, Outcome 1 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention three to nine months, Outcome 1 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 4 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention three to nine months, Outcome 2 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 4.2

Comparison 4 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention three to nine months, Outcome 2 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Analysis 5.1

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).
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Analysis 5.2

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).
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Analysis 5.3

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 4 Depressive disorder (by risk).
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Analysis 5.4

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 4 Depressive disorder (by risk).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 5.5

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 5.6

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).
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Analysis 5.7

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).
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Analysis 5.8

Comparison 5 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).

Comparison 6 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months, Outcome 1 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 6.1

Comparison 6 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months, Outcome 1 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 6 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months, Outcome 2 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 6.2

Comparison 6 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months, Outcome 2 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 6 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months, Outcome 3 Depression scores (by sex).
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Analysis 6.3

Comparison 6 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months, Outcome 3 Depression scores (by sex).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Analysis 7.1

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).
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Analysis 7.2

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).
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Analysis 7.3

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 3 Depressive disorder (by sex).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 4 Depressive disorder (by risk).
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Analysis 7.4

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 4 Depressive disorder (by risk).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 7.5

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 7.6

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).
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Analysis 7.7

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 7 Depression scores (by sex).

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).
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Analysis 7.8

Comparison 7 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months, Outcome 8 Depression scores (by risk).

Comparison 8 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 24 months, Outcome 1 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 8.1

Comparison 8 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 24 months, Outcome 1 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 8 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 24 months, Outcome 2 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 8.2

Comparison 8 Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 24 months, Outcome 2 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).
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Analysis 9.1

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 1 Depressive disorder (by population).

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).
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Analysis 9.2

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 2 Depressive disorder (by intervention).

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 3 Depression scores (by population).
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Analysis 9.3

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 3 Depression scores (by population).

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 4 Depression scores (by intervention).
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Analysis 9.4

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 4 Depression scores (by intervention).

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by sex).
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Analysis 9.5

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 5 Depression scores (by sex).

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by risk).
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Analysis 9.6

Comparison 9 Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months, Outcome 6 Depression scores (by risk).

Comparison 1. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depressive disorder (by population) Show forest plot

18

3115

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.14, ‐0.05]

1.1 Targeted

7

890

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.12, ‐0.02]

1.2 Universal

11

2225

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.20, ‐0.05]

2 Depressive disorder (by intervention) Show forest plot

18

3115

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.14, ‐0.05]

2.1 Educational

0

0

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.2 Psychological

18

3115

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.14, ‐0.05]

3 Depressive disorder (by sex) Show forest plot

13

3669

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.04 [‐0.07, ‐0.02]

3.1 Males

12

1789

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.08, ‐0.02]

3.2 Females

13

1880

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.10, ‐0.01]

4 Depressive disorders (by risk) Show forest plot

2

146

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.17, 0.05]

4.1 High Risk

2

76

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.15 [‐0.27, ‐0.02]

4.2 Low Risk

2

70

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [‐0.07, 0.07]

5 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

63

13799

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.20 [‐0.26, ‐0.14]

5.1 Targeted

32

4174

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.31 [‐0.41, ‐0.21]

5.2 Universal

31

9625

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.16, ‐0.04]

6 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

51

10474

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.21 [‐0.28, ‐0.15]

6.1 Psychological

51

10474

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.21 [‐0.28, ‐0.15]

7 Depression scores (by sex) Show forest plot

40

13350

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.19, ‐0.01]

7.1 Males

37

6361

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.15 [‐0.24, ‐0.06]

7.2 Females

37

6989

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.21, 0.11]

8 Depression scores (by risk) Show forest plot

14

5944

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.20, ‐0.04]

8.1 High Risk

14

1979

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.16 [‐0.29, ‐0.03]

8.2 Low Risk

14

3965

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.21, ‐0.00]

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Comparison 1. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care
Comparison 2. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depressive disorder (by population) Show forest plot

1

125

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.19, 0.04]

1.1 Targeted

1

125

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.19, 0.04]

2 Depressive disorder (by intervention) Show forest plot

1

125

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.19, 0.04]

2.1 Psychological

1

125

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.19, 0.04]

3 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

6

607

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.21, 0.11]

3.1 Targeted

3

231

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.14 [‐0.40, 0.12]

3.2 Universal

3

376

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.00 [‐0.21, 0.20]

4 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

5

563

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.02 [‐0.19, 0.14]

4.1 Psychological

5

563

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.02 [‐0.19, 0.14]

5 Depression scores (by gender) Show forest plot

1

235

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.31, 0.21]

5.1 Males

1

125

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.00 [‐0.36, 0.35]

5.2 Females

1

110

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.48, 0.27]

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Comparison 2. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention
Comparison 3. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depressive disorder (by population) Show forest plot

19

1842

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.11 [‐0.16, ‐0.06]

1.1 Targeted

10

1306

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.10, ‐0.03]

1.2 Universal

9

536

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.19 [‐0.33, ‐0.05]

2 Depressive disorder (by intervention) Show forest plot

18

1688

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.17, ‐0.06]

2.1 Educational

0

0

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.2 Psychological

18

1688

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.17, ‐0.06]

3 Depressive disorder (by sex) Show forest plot

11

1570

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.03 [‐0.06, ‐0.00]

3.1 Males

10

770

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.03 [‐0.08, 0.01]

3.2 Females

11

800

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.04 [‐0.08, 0.00]

4 Depressive disorder (by risk) Show forest plot

6

1142

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.09, ‐0.01]

4.1 High Risk

6

916

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.11, ‐0.00]

4.2 Low Risk

3

226

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.04 [‐0.15, 0.07]

5 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

43

6999

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.16 [‐0.23, ‐0.10]

5.1 Targeted

24

3146

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.22 [‐0.32, ‐0.12]

5.2 Universal

19

3853

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.17, ‐0.02]

6 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

39

6219

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.17 [‐0.24, ‐0.11]

6.1 Psychological

39

6219

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.17 [‐0.24, ‐0.11]

7 Depression scores (by sex) Show forest plot

27

7286

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.04 [‐0.17, 0.08]

7.1 Males

26

3392

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.19 [‐0.27, ‐0.12]

7.2 Females

27

3894

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.09 [‐0.13, 0.31]

8 Depression scores (by risk) Show forest plot

9

2813

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.03 [‐0.14, 0.07]

8.1 High Risk

9

668

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.03 [‐0.15, 0.22]

8.2 Low Risk

9

2145

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.20, 0.06]

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Comparison 3. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care three to nine months
Comparison 4. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention three to nine months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

4

437

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.07 [‐0.12, 0.26]

1.1 Targeted

1

66

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.06 [‐0.42, 0.55]

1.2 Universal

3

371

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.01 [‐0.31, 0.33]

2 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

4

437

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.07 [‐0.12, 0.26]

2.1 Educational

0

0

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [0.0, 0.0]

2.2 Psychological

4

437

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.07 [‐0.12, 0.26]

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Comparison 4. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention three to nine months
Comparison 5. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depressive disorder (by population) Show forest plot

11

2283

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.11, ‐0.01]

1.1 Targeted

3

239

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.14 [‐0.24, ‐0.04]

1.2 Universal

8

2044

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.04 [‐0.09, 0.02]

2 Depressive disorder (by intervention) Show forest plot

11

2270

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.19, ‐0.04]

2.1 Psychological

11

2270

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.19, ‐0.04]

3 Depressive disorder (by sex) Show forest plot

5

2048

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.04, 0.03]

3.1 Males

5

948

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.02 [‐0.02, 0.05]

3.2 Females

5

1100

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.02 [‐0.09, 0.04]

4 Depressive disorder (by risk) Show forest plot

3

346

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.01 [‐0.05, 0.06]

4.1 High Risk

3

288

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.01 [‐0.06, 0.08]

4.2 Low Risk

2

58

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.0 [‐0.08, 0.08]

5 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

24

6463

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.18, ‐0.02]

5.1 Targeted

8

1351

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.20 [‐0.37, ‐0.04]

5.2 Universal

16

5112

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.14, 0.03]

6 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

22

6354

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.18, ‐0.02]

6.1 Psychological

22

6354

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.18, ‐0.02]

7 Depression scores (by sex) Show forest plot

16

5130

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.14, 0.03]

7.1 Males

14

2317

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.21, 0.07]

7.2 Females

16

2813

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.17, 0.06]

8 Depression scores (by risk) Show forest plot

8

2695

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.01 [‐0.08, 0.09]

8.1 High Risk

8

737

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.02 [‐0.14, 0.17]

8.2 Low Risk

8

1958

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.00 [‐0.10, 0.10]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 5. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 12 months
Comparison 6. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

1

295

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.30, 0.16]

1.1 Universal

1

295

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.30, 0.16]

2 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

1

295

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.30, 0.16]

2.1 Psychological

1

295

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.30, 0.16]

3 Depression scores (by sex) Show forest plot

1

212

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.46, 0.27]

3.1 Males

1

109

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.09 [‐0.29, 0.46]

3.2 Females

1

103

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.28 [‐0.67, 0.11]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 6. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 12 months
Comparison 7. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depressive disorder (by population) Show forest plot

8

2084

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.04, 0.03]

1.1 Targeted

2

313

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.10, 0.09]

1.2 Universal

6

1771

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.05, 0.03]

2 Depressive disorder (by intervention) Show forest plot

7

1849

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.04, 0.03]

2.1 Psychological

7

1849

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.04, 0.03]

3 Depressive disorder (by sex) Show forest plot

4

1903

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.00 [‐0.03, 0.02]

3.1 Males

4

909

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.04, 0.03]

3.2 Females

4

994

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.00 [‐0.05, 0.04]

4 Depressive disorder (by risk) Show forest plot

3

345

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.02 [‐0.08, 0.04]

4.1 High Risk

3

167

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.21, 0.01]

4.2 Low Risk

3

178

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.02 [‐0.05, 0.09]

5 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

14

3599

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.08, 0.05]

5.1 Targeted

4

598

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.03 [‐0.13, 0.19]

5.2 Universal

10

3001

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.03 [‐0.12, 0.05]

6 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

13

3215

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.02 [‐0.09, 0.05]

6.1 Psychological

13

3215

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.02 [‐0.09, 0.05]

7 Depression scores (by sex) Show forest plot

8

3359

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.05 [‐0.13, 0.24]

7.1 Males

8

1589

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.15, 0.05]

7.2 Females

8

1770

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.18 [‐0.17, 0.53]

8 Depression scores (by risk) Show forest plot

4

1142

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.01 [‐0.18, 0.17]

8.1 High Risk

4

308

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.08 [‐0.36, 0.51]

8.2 Low Risk

4

834

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.07 [‐0.21, 0.06]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 7. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 24 months
Comparison 8. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 24 months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

1

263

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.29, 0.19]

1.1 Universal

1

263

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.29, 0.19]

2 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

1

263

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.29, 0.19]

2.1 Psychological

1

263

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.05 [‐0.29, 0.19]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 8. Psychological/educational intervention versus placebo/attention/other intervention 24 months
Comparison 9. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Depressive disorder (by population) Show forest plot

2

464

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.19, ‐0.02]

1.1 Targeted

1

225

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.08 [‐0.21, 0.05]

1.2 Universal

1

239

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.12 [‐0.22, ‐0.01]

2 Depressive disorder (by intervention) Show forest plot

2

464

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.19, ‐0.02]

2.1 Psychological

2

464

Risk Difference (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.19, ‐0.02]

3 Depression scores (by population) Show forest plot

6

1203

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.21, 0.02]

3.1 Targeted

2

301

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.24 [‐0.47, ‐0.02]

3.2 Universal

4

902

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.04 [‐0.17, 0.09]

4 Depression scores (by intervention) Show forest plot

6

1203

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.21, 0.02]

4.1 Psychological

6

1203

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.21, 0.02]

5 Depression scores (by sex) Show forest plot

2

816

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.06 [‐0.20, 0.08]

5.1 Males

2

395

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.03 [‐0.23, 0.17]

5.2 Females

2

421

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.09 [‐0.30, 0.12]

6 Depression scores (by risk) Show forest plot

1

524

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.03 [‐0.20, 0.14]

6.1 High Risk

1

171

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐0.10 [‐0.41, 0.20]

6.2 Low Risk

1

353

Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

0.01 [‐0.20, 0.22]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 9. Psychological/educational intervention versus no intervention/wait‐list/usual care 36 months