A meta-analysis of effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on depressive disorders

VernacularTitle:接纳承诺疗法对抑郁障碍效果的meta分析
Author: Bing ZHAO ¹ ; Liping WANG ; Xiaojing CHENG
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1. 滨州医学院,山东烟台 264003
Keywords: acceptance and commitment therapy; depressive disorder; meta-analysis
From: Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(9):766-773
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To evaluate the intervention effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy(ACT)for patients with depressive disorders.Methods:A computer search of the Web of Science Core Collection,Pubmed,EMBASE,Cochrane Library,PsycINFO,CNKI,WanFang and WeiPu full-text databases(until October 23,2023)was used to collect randomized controlled studies that used acceptance and commitment therapy for trea-ting patients with depressive disorders.Using Stata 17 software,meta-analysis was performed on the literature data that met the inclusion criteria.Results:After screening,11 studies remained for data extraction.The results of a ran-dom effects model indicated that ACT could significantly reduce depression levels in patients with depressive disor-ders(SMD=-1.22,95％CI:-2.05--0.40,P＜0.01),and had a certain maintenance effect(SMD=3.59,95％CI:1.57-5.62,P＜0.01).Conclusion:Acceptance and commitment therapymay could improve the level of depression in patients.