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) |