Table 9Summary of included studies. Comparison 8. Augmenting with self-help and switching to SSRI versus switching to SSRI-only

StudyPopulationInterventionComparisonDetails of inadequate response/treatment resistanceComments

Mantani 2017

RCT

Japan

N=164

Mean age (years): 40.9

Gender (% female): 53

Ethnicity (% BME): NR

Baseline severity: PHQ-9 13.2 (less severe)

Computerised CBT (CCBT) + switch to escitalopram 5-10 mg/day or sertraline 25-100 mg/day

Intensity: 8 sessions

Switch to escitalopram 5-10 mg/day or sertraline 25-100 mg/dayInadequate response (BDI-II≥10) after taking 1 or more antidepressants at an adequate dosage for at least 4 weeks

Treatment length (weeks): 9

Outcomes:

  • Depression symptomatology endpoint
  • Depression symptomatology change score
  • Remission
  • Response
  • Discontinuation due to any reason

BDI-II: Beck depression inventory; BME: black and minority ethnic; NR: not reported; PHQ-9: patient health questionnaire-9 item; RCT: randomised controlled trial; SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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