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Psychosocial treatments for depression and substance use disorders
Summary of the evidence
Psychosocial treatments (delivered alone or in combination with pharmacotherapy) were analysed in a systematic review (Hides et al., 2020) that found no significant effect compared with no treatment or treatment as usual in:
- the treatment of comorbid depression and substance use disorders.
Although some significant effects were found between different phychotherapies, these were inconsistent and small and the evidence of poor quality.
Details
Note: this evidence summary is only valid for the outcomes, target groups, settings and substances/patterns of use described below.
