Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review

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Treatment as usual (TAU) as a control condition in trials of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapy for self-harm: impact of content and quality on outcomes in a systematic review

Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the mainstay of evaluations of the efficacy of psychosocial interventions. In a recent Cochrane systematic review we analysed the efficacy of cognitive behavioural-based psychotherapies compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in adults who self-harm...

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Main Authors:	Witt, Katrina, de Moraes, Daniela Pache, Salisbury, Tatiana Taylor, Arensman, Ella, Gunnell, David, Hazell, Philip, Townsend, Ellen, van Heeringen, Kees, Hawton, Keith
Format:	Article
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	Self-harm; Suicide; Clinical trials; Treatment as usual; Methodology
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51195/

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