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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

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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.

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Five electronic databases (CCDANCTR-Studie...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.025

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Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Affective Disorders Journal website
Volume:
235
Pages:
434-447
Publication date:
2018-04-04
Acceptance date:
2018-04-02
DOI:
EISSN:
1573-2517
ISSN:
0165-0327
Pmid:
29679896
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
pubs:843860
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uuid:6f082c61-e7fc-4f05-bf64-19901c061572
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pubs:843860
Source identifiers:
843860
Deposit date:
2018-08-06

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