A Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of parent-based psychological intervention in adolescents with depressive disorders

Objective To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of parent-based psychological intervention(PBPI) in the treatment of adolescents with depressive disorders.Methods CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and PsyINFO databases were searched from the inception to April 17, 2024, to obtain randomized controlled trials for psychological interventions for parents of adolescents with depressive disorders. RevMan 5.1 and Stata 14.0 software were used to analyze the data.Results A total of 11 articles with 932 patients were included. The Meta-analysis results showed that compared to the control group, PBPI could significantly reduce the levels of depression in adolescents with depression disorders [SMD=-0.77, 95%CI(-1.39, -0.15), P=0.02]. The effects were statistically significant when using the Hamilton Depression Scale 24-item version [SMD=-3.00, 95%CI(-4.10, -1.90), P