The effectiveness of individual interpersonal psychotherapy as a treatment for major depressive disorder in adult outpatients: a systematic review

Table 2 Summary of the characteristics of the includes studies

Study	N included	N completed treatment	Population and primary diagnosis	Treatment types	Duration (weeks)	Primary and secondary outcome measure	Time between pre- and post-treatment
Blom et al. (2007)	193	132	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.Nefazodone vs.IPT+nefazodone vs.IPT+placebo	16	HAMD	12 weeks
Blom et al. (2007)	193	132	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.Nefazodone vs.IPT+nefazodone vs.IPT+placebo	16	MADRS	12 weeks
Elkin et al. (1989)	250	155	Adults with MDD	IPT vs. CBT vs. IMI-CM vs. PLA-CM	16	HRSD	16 weeks
Elkin et al. (1989)	250	155	Adults with MDD	IPT vs. CBT vs. IMI-CM vs. PLA-CM	16	BDI	16 weeks
Luty et al. (2009)	177	159	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.CBT	16	MADRS	16 weeks
						HRSD
						BDI
Marshall et al. (2008)	159	102	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.CBT vs.PHT-CM	16	HRSD	16 weeks
Martin et al. (2001)	28	28	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.Venlafaxine	16	HAMD	6 weeks
Martin et al. (2001)	28	28	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.Venlafaxine	16	BDI	6 weeks
O’Hara et al. (2000)	120	99	Women with PPD	IPT vs. WLC	12	HRSD	12 weeks
O’Hara et al. (2000)	120	99	Women with PPD	IPT vs. WLC	12	BDI	12 weeks
Schramm et al. (2011)	30	29	Adults with early onset chronic MDD	IPT vs.CBASP	16 with 12 months follow-up	HRSD	16 weeks
Schramm et al. (2011)	30	29	Adults with early onset chronic MDD	IPT vs.CBASP	16 with 12 months follow-up	BDI
Schulberg et al. (1996)	276	150	Adults with MDD	IPT vs.Nortriptyline vs.Usual care	16 with 8 months follow-up	HRSD	8 months

CBASP Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy; CBT Cognitive Behavior Therapy; HAMD Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HRSD Hamilton Rating Scale Depression; IMI-CM imipramine plus clinical management; IPT Interpersonal Psychotherapy; MADRS Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; MDD Major Depressive Disorder; PHT-CM pharmacotherapy plus clinical management; PLA-CM placebo plus clinical management; WLC wait list condition.

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