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Supportive therapy vs. any other psychological or psychosocial therapy<br />

RCT (1-)<br />

There are <strong>in</strong>sufficient data to determ<strong>in</strong>e if supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

improves the relapse rates at the end of the treatment period (n = 361; RR<br />

= 1.33; 95% CI: between 0.80 and 2.21) or after a non-specified follow-up<br />

period (n = 154; RR = 1.21: 95% CI: between 0.89 and 1.66) 8 .<br />

These results concur with those reviewed by Buckley et al 74 , which<br />

<strong>in</strong>dicate that there are no differences between either of the two <strong>in</strong>terventions<br />

with respect to relapses (5 RCT; n = 270; RR = 1.18; 95% CI: between<br />

0.91 and 1.53).<br />

There is evidence that <strong>in</strong>dicates that supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

leads to an improvement <strong>in</strong> the mental state at the end of the treatment<br />

(BPRS/PANSS/CPRS: n = 316; WMD = 0.02; 95% CI: between -0.20 and<br />

0.24) or after a non-specified follow-up period (BPRS/PANSS/CPRS: n =<br />

284; WMD = 0.20; 95% CI: between -0.03 and 0.44) 8 .<br />

Supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g does not produce a reduction of<br />

the positive symptoms of schizophrenia at the end of the treatment (BPRS<br />

positive symptoms: n = 59; RR = 1.27; 95% CI: between 0.95 and 1.70), or<br />

after a follow-up period (the period is not <strong>in</strong>dicated <strong>in</strong> the review) once the<br />

treatment has ended (CPRS positive symptoms: n = 90; RR = 1.66; 95%<br />

CI: between 1.06 and 2.59) 8 .<br />

It is impossible to determ<strong>in</strong>e that supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

reduces the cases of death at the end of the treatment and after a follow-up<br />

period once the treatment has ended (the follow-up period is not <strong>in</strong>dicated)<br />

(n = 281; RR = 2.86; 95% CI: between 0.12 and 69.40) 8 .<br />

Summary of evidence<br />

1-<br />

1-<br />

1-<br />

There is no evidence that the use of supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g, when compared<br />

with standard treatment, improves the hospitalisation ratios 74 relapses, mental state and<br />

death 8 .<br />

When supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g is compared with CBT, the results are positive <strong>in</strong><br />

favour of CBT with respect to general function<strong>in</strong>g 74 .<br />

There are <strong>in</strong>sufficient data to determ<strong>in</strong>e if supportive therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g when compared<br />

with any other psychological or psychosocial therapy, improves the rate of relapses<br />

and mental state, reduces positive symptoms or decreases the cases of death 8 .<br />

Recommendations<br />

Sufficient evidence has not been found to make recommendations related to supportive<br />

therapy or counsell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the treatment of people with SMI.<br />

54 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES IN THE SPANISH NHS

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