A new therapy developed at The University of Manchester is better at treating depression than Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – or CBT – seen as the gold standard by psychologists and health providers.

Treatment efficacy was assessed based on depression severity. We used a random-effects model to conduct a pairwise meta-analysis. Results: A total of 100 RCTs with 9,873 participants were included.

controlled trials for treatment of depression and/or anxiety. In contrast to CCBT, mobile mental health apps usually provide one or some of the activities of CBT but not a full treatment program ...