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Appendices

Appendix 1. Updated search strategies (all databases) 2020

Date of search: 21‐Feb‐2020
2013 onwards
Ovid MEDLINE, n=332
Ovid Embase, n=621
Ovid PsycINFO, n=212
CLib: CENTRAL, n=663
International Trial Registers, ℅ CLib:CENTRAL, n=147
CCMDCTR, n=229
Total=2204
Duplicates removed, n=834
To Screen, n=1370
Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Epub Ahead of Print, In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations and Daily <1946 to February 20, 2020>
Search Strategy:
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
1 ((depressed or depression? or depressive?) adj5 (delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses)).ti,ab,kf. (8220)
2 (*depression/ or depressive disorder/ or depressive disorder, major/) and (psychotic disorders/ or affective disorders, psychotic/ or delusions/) (5242)
3 or/1‐2 (11662)
4 controlled clinical trial.pt. (93531)
5 randomized controlled trial.pt. (500168)
6 clinical trials as topic/ (190121)
7 (randomi#ed or randomi#ation or randomi#ing).ti,ab,kf. (618912)
8 (RCT or "at random" or (random* adj3 (administ* or allocat* or assign* or class* or cluster or crossover or cross‐over or control* or determine* or divide* or division or distribut* or expose* or fashion or number* or place* or pragmatic or quasi or recruit* or split or subsitut* or treat*))).ti,ab,kf. (543410)
9 placebo.ab,ti,kf. (210587)
10 trial.ti. (212770)
11 (control* adj3 group*).ab. (522518)
12 (control* and (trial or study or group*) and (waitlist* or wait* list* or ((treatment or care) adj2 usual))).ti,ab,kf,hw. (24123)
13 ((single or double or triple or treble) adj2 (blind* or mask* or dummy)).ti,ab,kf. (170411)
14 double‐blind method/ or random allocation/ or single‐blind method/ (275150)
15 or/4‐14 (1685135)
16 exp animals/ not humans.sh. (4670680)
17 15 not 16 (1458014)
18 3 and 17 (1185)
19 (2013* or 2014* or 2015* or 2016* or 2017* or 2018* or 2019* or 2020*).yr,dp,dt,ep,ez. (8482040)
20 18 and 19 (332)
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Embase <1974 to 2020 Week 07>
Search Strategy:
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
1 (major depression/ or *depression/) and (psychosis/ or acute psychosis/ or affective psychosis/ or brief psychotic disorder/ or delusion/) (7260)
2 depressive psychosis/ (1263)
3 ((depressed or depression? or depressive?) adj5 (delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses)).ti,ab,kw. (10743)
4 or/1‐3 (16342)
5 randomized controlled trial/ (589879)
6 randomization.de. (85791)
7 controlled clinical trial/ and drug therapy.fs. (200095)
8 placebo.de. (345862)
9 placebo.ti,ab. (300942)
10 trial.ti. (290976)
11 (randomi#ed or randomi#ation or randomi#ing).ti,ab,kw. (890491)
12 (RCT or "at random" or (random* adj3 (administ* or allocat* or assign* or class* or cluster or control* or crossover or cross‐over or determine* or divide* or division or distribut* or expose* or fashion or number* or place* or pragmatic or quasi or recruit* or split or subsitut* or treat*))).ti,ab,kw. (745781)
13 ((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj3 (blind$ or mask$ or dummy)).mp. (302956)
14 (control* and (study or group?) and (waitlist* or wait* list* or ((treatment or care) adj2 usual) or no? treatment)).ti,ab,kw,hw. (66667)
15 or/5‐14 (1684443)
16 ((animal or nonhuman) not (human and (animal or nonhuman))).de. (5598527)
17 15 not 16 (1525666)
18 4 and 17 (1796)
19 (2013* or 2014* or 2015* or 2016* or 2017* or 2018* or 2019* or 2020*).yr,dp,dc. (11481480)
20 18 and 19 (663)
21 (schizophrenia not ((delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses) and depress*)).ti. (80072)
22 20 not 21 (621)
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PsycINFO <1806 to February Week 3 2020>
Search Strategy:
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
1 ((depressed or depression? or depressive?) adj5 (delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses)).ti,ab,id. (8958)
2 exp major depression/ and (psychosis/ or acute psychosis/ or affective psychosis/ or delusions/) (2118)
3 1 or 2 (9616)
4 clinical trials.sh. (11573)
5 (randomi#ed or randomi#ation or randomi#ing).ti,ab,id. (83956)
6 (RCT or at random or (random* adj3 (administ* or allocat* or assign* or class* or control* or crossover or cross‐over or determine* or divide* or division or distribut* or expose* or fashion or number* or place* or recruit* or split or subsitut* or treat*))).ti,ab,id. (100141)
7 (control* and (trial or study or group) and (placebo or waitlist* or wait* list* or ((treatment or care) adj2 usual))).ti,ab,id,hw. (28575)
8 ((single or double or triple or treble) adj2 (blind* or mask* or dummy)).ti,ab,id. (25894)
9 trial.ti. (29617)
10 placebo.ti,ab,id,hw. (39738)
11 treatment outcome.md. (20165)
12 treatment effectiveness evaluation.sh. (23913)
13 or/4‐12 (190455)
14 3 and 13 (621)
15 (2013* or 2014* or 2015* or 2016* or 2017* or 2018* or 2019* or 2020*).yr,an. (1349880)
16 14 and 15 (212)
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Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Issue 2 of 12, 2020
#1 ((depression or “depressive disorder”) and (psychosis or psychotic or delusion*)):kw
#2 "depressive psychosis”:kw
#3 ((depressed or depression* or depressive*) NEAR (delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses)):ti,ab
#4 (#1 or #2 or #3)
#5 Limit 2013 to date, n=663
Trial Registry Records ℅ CENTRAL
#1 ((depression or “depressive disorder”) and (psychosis or psychotic or delusion*)):ti
#2 "psychotic depression" or (depressi* near/2 (psychosis or psychoses or psychotic))
#3 (#1 or #2)
#4 "clinicaltrials.gov" or “who.int"
#5 (#3 and #4) n=147
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Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Controlled Trials Register (CCMDCTR) (2013‐2016) [Current to June 2016 only]
#1 ((depressed or depression* or depressive*) AND (delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses)):TI,EH,EMT,KW,KY,MH
#2 ((depressed or depression* or depressive*) ADJ5 (delusion* or psychotic or psychosis or psychoses)):AB,SO
#3 (#1 OR #2)
#4 ((2013 OR 2014 OR 2015 OR 2016)):XDD AND INREGISTER
#5 (#3 AND #4) n=229
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Appendix 2. Previous search strategies to 2013

The Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Controlled Trials Register (CCMDCTR) (previously known as the Cochrane Collaboration Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Review Group's Controlled Trials Register (CCDANCTR)) was searched using the following terms. This register included relevant reports of RCTs collated from routine searches of Ovid MEDLINE (1950‐), EMBASE (1974‐), PsycINFO (1960‐) and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL).

The CCMDCTR‐Studies Register was searched (all years to 12 April 2013) using the following terms:
Condition = (depressi* or “affective disorder*” or “affective symptoms”)
AND
Condition or Comorbidity = (psychosis or psychoses or psychotic* or delusion*)

The CCMDCTR‐Studies Register was searched (all years to 12 April 2013) using the following terms to identify additional untagged references:
Title/Abstract/Keywords = ((depressi* or “affective disorder*” or “affective symptoms”)
AND
Free‐Text=(psychosis or psychoses or psychotic* or delusion* or hallucin* or antipsychotic* or psychotropic*))

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In 2010 an additional search of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) was carried out.

The Cochrane Register of Controlled Trails (CENTRAL) was searched (Issue 4, 2010) using the following terms:

#1 MeSH descriptor DEPRESSION, this term only

#2 MeSH descriptor DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, this term only

#3 MeSH descriptor DEPRESSIVE DISORDER MAJOR, this term only

#4 (depression* or depressive*):ti,ab,kw

#5 (#1 or #2 or #3 or #4)

#6 MeSH descriptor DELUSIONS, this term only

#7 delusion*:ti,ab,kw

#8 MeSH descriptor PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, this term only

#9 MeSH AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC, this term only

#10 (psychotic* or psychosis or psychoses) :ti,ab,kw

#11 (#6 or #7 or #8 or #9 or #10)

#12 (#5 and #11), from 2005 to 2010

#13 SR‐DEPRESSN or HS‐DEPRESSN

#14 (#12 NOT #13)

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We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) with the terms depressive disorder and drug treatment. In addition we searched MEDLINE (1966 until April 2004) and EMBASE (1980 until April 2004) using the following terms: (“depressive disorder/drug therapy”[MESH] AND ((“delusions”[MESH Terms] OR delusions[Text Word]) OR ((“psychotic disorders”[MESH Terms] OR psychotic[Text Word]) AND features[All Fields])))) combined with a sensitive search strategy for RCTs.

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Appendix 3. Description of the CCMDCTR

Specialised Register of the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group (CCMDCTR)

The Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group maintains an archived, specialised register of randomised controlled trials, the CCMDCTR. This register contains over 40,000 reference records (reports of RCTs) for anxiety and depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, self‐harm, and other mental disorders within the scope of this Group. The CCMDCTR is a partially studies based register with > 50% of the reference records tagged to c12,600 individually PICO coded study records. Reports of trials for inclusion in the register were collated from (weekly) generic searches of key bibliographic databases to June 2016, which included MEDLINE (1950‐), Embase (1974‐), and PsycINFO (1967‐), quarterly searches of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and review‐specific searches of additional databases. Reports of trials were also sourced from international trial registries, drug companies, handsearching of key journals, conference proceedings, and other (non‐Cochrane) systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Details of CCMD's core search strategies (used to identify RCTs) can be found on the Group's website with an example of the core MEDLINE search displayed below.

A weekly search alert based on condition + RCT filter only
1. [MeSH Headings]: eating disorders/ or anorexia nervosa/ or binge‐eating disorder/ or bulimia nervosa/ or female athlete triad syndrome/ or pica/ or hyperphagia/ or bulimia/ or self‐injurious behavior/ or self mutilation/ or suicide/ or suicidal ideation/ or suicide, attempted/ or mood disorders/ or affective disorders, psychotic/ or bipolar disorder/ or cyclothymic disorder/ or depressive disorder/ or depression, postpartum/ or depressive disorder, major/ or depressive disorder, treatment‐resistant/ or dysthymic disorder/ or seasonal affective disorder/ or neurotic disorders/ or depression/ or adjustment disorders/ or exp antidepressive agents/ or anxiety disorders/ or agoraphobia/ or neurocirculatory asthenia/ or obsessive‐compulsive disorder/ or obsessive hoarding/ or panic disorder/ or phobic disorders/ or stress disorders, traumatic/ or combat disorders/ or stress disorders, post‐traumatic/ or stress disorders, traumatic, acute/ or anxiety/ or anxiety, castration/ or koro/ or anxiety, separation/ or panic/ or exp anti‐anxiety agents/ or somatoform disorders/ or body dysmorphic disorders/ or conversion disorder/ or hypochondriasis/ or neurasthenia/ or hysteria/ or munchausen syndrome by proxy/ or munchausen syndrome/ or fatigue syndrome, chronic/ or obsessive behavior/ or compulsive behavior/ or behavior, addictive/ or impulse control disorders/ or firesetting behavior/ or gambling/ or trichotillomania/ or stress, psychological/ or burnout, professional/ or sexual dysfunctions, psychological/ or vaginismus/ or Anhedonia/ or Affective Symptoms/ or *Mental Disorders/

2. [Title/ Author Keywords]: (eating disorder* or anorexia nervosa or bulimi* or binge eat* or (self adj (injur* or mutilat*)) or suicide* or suicidal or parasuicid* or mood disorder* or affective disorder* or bipolar i or bipolar ii or (bipolar and (affective or disorder*)) or mania or manic or cyclothymic* or depression or depressive or dysthymi* or neurotic or neurosis or adjustment disorder* or antidepress* or anxiety disorder* or agoraphobia or obsess* or compulsi* or panic or phobi* or ptsd or posttrauma* or post trauma* or combat or somatoform or somati#ation or medical* unexplained or body dysmorphi* or conversion disorder or hypochondria* or neurastheni* or hysteria or munchausen or chronic fatigue* or gambling or trichotillomania or vaginismus or anhedoni* or affective symptoms or mental disorder* or mental health).ti,kf.

3. [RCT filter]: (controlled clinical trial.pt. or randomized controlled trial.pt. or (randomi#ed or randomi#ation).ab,ti. or randomly.ab. or (random* adj3 (administ* or allocat* or assign* or class* or control* or determine* or divide* or distribut* or expose* or fashion or number* or place* or recruit* or subsitut* or treat*)).ab. or placebo*.ab,ti. or drug therapy.fs. or trial.ab,ti. or groups.ab. or (control* adj3 (trial* or study or studies)).ab,ti. or ((singl* or doubl* or tripl* or trebl*) adj3 (blind* or mask* or dummy*)).mp. or clinical trial, phase ii/ or clinical trial, phase iii/ or clinical trial, phase iv/ or randomized controlled trial/ or pragmatic clinical trial/ or (quasi adj (experimental or random*)).ti,ab. or ((waitlist* or wait* list* or treatment as usual or TAU) adj3 (control or group)).ab.)

4. (1 and 2 and 3)

Records were screened for reports of RCTs within the scope of the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group. Secondary reports of RCTs were tagged to the appropriate study record.

Similar weekly search alerts were also conducted on OVID Embase and PsycINFO, using relevant subject headings (controlled vocabularies) and search syntax appropriate to each resource. A quarterly search of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) was also conducted.

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.

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

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Figure 2

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

Study flow diagram.

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Figure 3

Study flow diagram.

Comparison 1: Antidepressant versus placebo, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1: Antidepressant versus placebo, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 1: Antidepressant versus placebo, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1: Antidepressant versus placebo, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 2: Antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2: Antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 2: Antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2: Antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 3: Antidepressant versus antidepressant, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3: Antidepressant versus antidepressant, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 3: Antidepressant versus antidepressant, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3: Antidepressant versus antidepressant, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 4: Antidepressant versus antipsychotic, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4: Antidepressant versus antipsychotic, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 4: Antidepressant versus antipsychotic, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 4.2

Comparison 4: Antidepressant versus antipsychotic, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 5: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 5.1

Comparison 5: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 5: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 5.2

Comparison 5: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 6: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antipsychotic, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 6.1

Comparison 6: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antipsychotic, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 6: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antipsychotic, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 6.2

Comparison 6: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antipsychotic, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 7: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antidepressant, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 7.1

Comparison 7: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antidepressant, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 7: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antidepressant, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 7.2

Comparison 7: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antidepressant, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Comparison 8: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus the same antidepressant, Outcome 1: Clinical response

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Analysis 8.1

Comparison 8: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus the same antidepressant, Outcome 1: Clinical response

Comparison 8: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus the same antidepressant, Outcome 2: Dropouts

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Analysis 8.2

Comparison 8: Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus the same antidepressant, Outcome 2: Dropouts

Summary of findings 1. Antidepressant compared to placebo for psychotic depression

Antidepressant compared to placebo for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: hospital
Intervention: antidepressant
Comparison: placebo

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with placebo

Risk with antidepressant

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 8.40
(0.50 to 142.27)

27
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

Study defined depression response as HRSD‐17 < 7

36 per 1000

300 per 1000
(18 to 1000)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 1.24
(0.34 to 4.51)

27
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

 

231 per 1000

286 per 1000
(78 to 1000)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for high risk of other bias.

bDowngraded one level for high risk of publication bias.

cDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size; CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

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Summary of findings 1. Antidepressant compared to placebo for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 2. Antipsychotic compared to placebo for psychotic depression

Antipsychotic compared to placebo for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: at least first week of study in hospital
Intervention: antipsychotic
Comparison: placebo

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with placebo

Risk with antipsychotic

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 1.13
(0.74 to 1.73)

201
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

Studies defined depression response as reduction in HAMD‐24 ≥ 50% at endpoint

280 per 1000

316 per 1000
(207 to 484)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 0.79
(0.57 to 1.08)

201
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

 

470 per 1000

371 per 1000
(268 to 508)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for high risk of other bias.

bDowngraded one level for high risk of publication bias.

cDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size; CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

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Summary of findings 2. Antipsychotic compared to placebo for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 3. Antidepressant compared to antidepressant for psychotic depression

Antidepressant compared to antidepressant for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: hospital
Intervention: antidepressant
Comparison: antidepressant

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with antidepressant

Risk with antidepressant

Clinical response

See comment

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

Meta‐analysis was not possible due to heterogeneity between the different antidepressants used

van den Broek 2004a showed that imipramine may be more effective than fluvoxamine (RR 2.10, 95% CI 1.06 to 4.17)

Bruijn 1996 showed that imipramine may be more effective than mirtazapine (RR 3.00, 95% CI 1.01 to 8.95)

Zanardi 1996 showed that sertraline may be more effective than paroxetine (RR 3.37, 95% CI 1.19 to 9.57)

Zanardi 2000 found no difference between fluvoxamine and venlafaxine (RR 1.50, 95% CI 0.82 to 2.75)

Wijkstra 2010 found no difference between imipramine and venlafaxine (RR 1.57, 95% CI 0.93 to 2.67)

Overall dropouts

See comment

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

Wijkstra 2010 found no difference between imipramine and venlafaxine (RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.33 to 2.03)

Bruijn 1996 found no difference between imipramine and mirtazapine (RR 0.50, 95% CI 0.19 to 1.31)

van den Broek 2004a found no difference between imipramine and fluvoxamine (RR 2.00, 95% CI 0.40 to 9.95)

Zanardi 1996 found no difference between sertraline and paroxetine (RR 0.20, 95% CI 0.01 to 3.74)

Zanardi 2000 found no difference between fluvoxamine and venlafaxine (RR 0.07, 95% CI 0.00 to 1.20)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size.

bDowngraded one level for imprecision as CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

cDowngraded one level for high risk of publication bias.

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Summary of findings 3. Antidepressant compared to antidepressant for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 4. Antidepressant compared to antipsychotic for psychotic depression

Antidepressant compared to antipsychotic for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: hospital
Intervention: antidepressant
Comparison: antipsychotic

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with antipsychotic

Risk with antidepressant

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 2.09
(0.64 to 6.82)

36
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

Study defined depression response as HRSD‐17 < 7

176 per 1000

369 per 1000
(113 to 1000)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 1.79
(0.18 to 18.02)

36
(1 RCT)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

 

59 per 1000

105 per 1000
(11 to 1000)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size.

bDowngraded one level for imprecision as CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

cDowngraded one level for risk of publication bias.

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Summary of findings 4. Antidepressant compared to antipsychotic for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 5. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo for psychotic depression

Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: at least first week of study in hospital
Intervention: antidepressant plus antipsychotic
Comparison: placebo

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with placebo

Risk with antidepressant plus antipsychotic

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 1.86
(1.23 to 2.82)

148
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

Both studies defined response as reduction in HAMD‐24 ≥ 50% at endpoint

280 per 1000

521 per 1000
(344 to 790)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 0.75
(0.48 to 1.18)

148
(2 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,d

 

470 per 1000

353 per 1000
(226 to 555)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for for high risk of other source of bias.

bDowngraded one level for for high risk of publication bias.

cDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size.

dDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size; CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

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Summary of findings 5. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 6. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus antipsychotic for psychotic depression

Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus antipsychotic for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: hospital (2 RCTs) or at least first week of study in hospital (2 RCTs)
Intervention: antidepressant plus antipsychotic
Comparison: placebo plus antipsychotic

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with placebo plus antipsychotic

Risk with antidepressant plus antipsychotic

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 1.83
(1.40 to 2.38)

447
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Lowa,b

2 studies defined response as reduction in HAMD‐24 ≥ 50% at endpoint, 1 study defined response as HAMD‐17 ≦ 10, and another study defined response as HRSD‐17 < 7

266 per 1000

487 per 1000
(373 to 633)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 0.79
(0.63 to 1.01)

447
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

 

435 per 1000

344 per 1000
(274 to 440)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HRSD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for high risk of other source of bias.

bDowngraded one level for high risk of publication bias.

cDowngraded one level for imprecision as CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

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Summary of findings 6. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus antipsychotic for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 7. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus antidepressant for psychotic depression

Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus antidepressant for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: hospital
Intervention: antidepressant plus antipsychotic
Comparison: placebo plus antidepressant

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with placebo plus antidepressant

Risk with antidepressant plus antipsychotic

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 1.42
(1.11 to 1.80)

245
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

One study defined response as HRSD‐17 < 7, another study defined response as HAMD‐17 ≦ 10, another study defined response as HAMD‐17 < 11, and a fourth study defined response as reduction in HRSD‐17 > 50%

436 per 1000

619 per 1000
(484 to 784)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 0.91
(0.55 to 1.50)

245
(4 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,d

 

207 per 1,000

189 per 1,000
(114 to 311)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HRSD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded for high risk of attrition bias and other source of bias in one study.

bDowngraded one level for high risk of publication bias.

cDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size.

dDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size; CIs are consistent with appreciable benefit and appreciable harm.

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Summary of findings 7. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus antidepressant for psychotic depression
Summary of findings 8. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus the same antidepressant for psychotic depression

Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus the same antidepressant for psychotic depression

Patient or population: adults with psychotic depression
Setting: hospital
Intervention: antidepressant plus antipsychotic
Comparison: placebo plus the same antidepressant

Outcomes

Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

№. of participants
(studies)

Certainty of evidence
(GRADE)

Comments

Risk with placebo plus the same antidepressant

Risk with antidepressant plus antipsychotic

Clinical response of depression

Study population

RR 1.70
(1.19 to 2.43)

157
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,c

One study defined response as HAMD‐17 < 11, another study defined response as HRSD‐17 < 7, and a third study defined response as ≧ 50% decrease in HAMD‐17 scores from baseline to study endpoint

351 per 1000

596 per 1000
(417 to 852)

Overall dropouts

Study population

RR 1.04
(0.52 to 2.07)

157
(3 RCTs)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very lowa,b,d

 

169 per 1000

176 per 1000
(88 to 349)

Depression remission

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Change in depression severity from baseline

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Quality of life

See comment

No study reported this outcome

Dropouts due to adverse effects

See comment

No study reported this outcome

*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; HAMD: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HRSD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.
High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded one level for high risk of other source of bias.

bDowngraded one level for high risk of publication bias.

cDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size.

dDowngraded one level for imprecision due to small sample size; CIs are consistent with appreciable harm and appreciable benefit.

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Summary of findings 8. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic compared to placebo plus the same antidepressant for psychotic depression
Comparison 1. Antidepressant versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

1

27

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

8.40 [0.50, 142.27]

1.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

1

27

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.24 [0.34, 4.51]

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Comparison 1. Antidepressant versus placebo
Comparison 2. Antipsychotic versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

2.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

2

201

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.13 [0.74, 1.73]

2.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

2

201

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.79 [0.57, 1.08]

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Comparison 2. Antipsychotic versus placebo
Comparison 3. Antidepressant versus antidepressant

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

3.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

5

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.1.1 Imipramine vs venlafaxine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.1.2 Imipramine vs mirtazapine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.1.3 Imipramine vs fluvoxamine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.1.4 Fluvoxamine vs venlafaxine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.1.5 Sertraline vs paroxetine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

5

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.2.1 Imipramine vs venlafaxine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.2.2 Imipramine vs mirtazapine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.2.3 Imipramine vs fluvoxamine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.2.4 Fluvoxamine vs venlafaxine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

3.2.5 Sertraline vs paroxetine

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Totals not selected

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Comparison 3. Antidepressant versus antidepressant
Comparison 4. Antidepressant versus antipsychotic

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

4.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

1

36

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.09 [0.64, 6.82]

4.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

1

36

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.79 [0.18, 18.02]

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Comparison 4. Antidepressant versus antipsychotic
Comparison 5. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

5.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

2

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

5.1.1 Fluoxetine + olanzapine vs placebo

2

148

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.86 [1.23, 2.82]

5.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

2

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

5.2.1 Fluoxetine + olanzapine vs placebo

2

148

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.75 [0.48, 1.18]

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Comparison 5. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo
Comparison 6. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antipsychotic

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

6.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

4

447

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.83 [1.40, 2.38]

6.1.1 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs perphenazine

1

39

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.61 [1.23, 10.56]

6.1.2 Fluoxetine + olanzapine vs olanzapine

2

149

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.64 [1.10, 2.44]

6.1.3 Olanzapine + sertraline vs olanzapine

1

259

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.76 [1.21, 2.54]

6.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

4

447

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.79 [0.63, 1.01]

6.2.1 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs perphenazine

1

39

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

3.09 [0.38, 25.19]

6.2.2 Fluoxetine + olanzapine vs olanzapine

2

149

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.95 [0.59, 1.53]

6.2.3 Olanzapine + sertraline vs olanzapine

1

259

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.70 [0.53, 0.92]

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Comparison 6. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antipsychotic
Comparison 7. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antidepressant

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

7.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

4

245

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.42 [1.11, 1.80]

7.1.1 Nortriptyline + perphenazine vs nortriptyline

1

36

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.12 [0.49, 2.53]

7.1.2 Venlafaxine + quetiapine vs venlafaxine

1

59

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.95 [1.13, 3.37]

7.1.3 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs amitriptyline

1

41

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.73 [0.89, 3.37]

7.1.4 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs amoxapine

1

46

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.19 [0.75, 1.88]

7.1.5 Venlafaxine + quetiapine vs imipramine

1

63

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.27 [0.84, 1.93]

7.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

4

245

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.91 [0.55, 1.50]

7.2.1 Nortriptyline + perphenazine vs nortriptyline

1

36

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.12 [0.26, 4.81]

7.2.2 Venlafaxine + quetiapine vs venlafaxine

1

59

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.73 [0.22, 2.46]

7.2.3 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs amitriptyline

1

41

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.73 [0.35, 8.41]

7.2.4 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs amoxapine

1

46

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.65 [0.29, 1.45]

7.2.5 Venlafaxine + quetiapine vs imipramine

1

63

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.14 [0.38, 3.47]

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Comparison 7. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus antidepressant
Comparison 8. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus the same antidepressant

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

8.1 Clinical response Show forest plot

3

157

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.70 [1.19, 2.43]

8.2 Dropouts Show forest plot

3

157

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.04 [0.52, 2.07]

8.2.1 Nortriptyline + perphenazine vs nortriptyline

1

36

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.12 [0.26, 4.81]

8.2.2 Venlafaxine + quetiapine vs venlafaxine

1

80

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.83 [0.33, 2.08]

8.2.3 Amitriptyline + perphenazine vs amitriptyline

1

41

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.73 [0.35, 8.41]

Figuras y tablas -
Comparison 8. Antidepressant plus antipsychotic versus placebo plus the same antidepressant