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Evid Based Med 7:51 doi:10.1136/ebm.7.2.51
  • Therapeutics

Review: problem solving treatment after deliberate self harm improves depression, hopelessness, and personal problems

Problem solving treatment v control treatment for deliberate self harm*

Weighted mean scores
Outcomes PST Control Standardised mean difference (95% CI)
Depression (BDI) NA NA 0.36 (0.11 to 0.61)
Weighted mean difference (CI)
Hopelessness (HS) 6.22 9.19 2.97 (1.13 to 4.81)
Weighted event rates
Outcomes PST Control RBI (CI) NNT (CI)
*BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; HS = Hopelessness Scale; NA = not available; PST = problem solving treatment. Other abbreviations defined in glossary; weighted mean scores, weighted event rates, RBI, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article using a fixed effects model.
Improvement in problems 86% 61% 40% (18 to 67) 5 (3 to 8)

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