Roach A, Stanislaus Sureshkumar D, Elliot K, Hidalgo-Padilla L, van Loggerenberg F, Hounsell L, Jakaite Z, Esnal F, Donaghy J, Bird VJ, Priebe S. One-year recovery rates for young people with depression and/or anxiety not receiving treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMJ Open 2023;
13:e072093. [PMID:
37479525 PMCID:
PMC10364186 DOI:
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072093]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
To systematically review 1-year recovery rates for young people experiencing depression and/or anxiety who are not receiving any specific mental health treatment.
DESIGN
Systematic review and meta-analysis.
DATA SOURCES
MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science and Global Health were searched for articles published from 1980 through to August 2022.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Articles were peer-reviewed, published in English and had baseline and 1-year follow-up depression and/or anxiety outcomes for young people aged 10-24 years without specific treatment.
DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS
Three reviewers extracted relevant data. Meta-analysis was conducted to calculate the proportion of individuals classified as recovered after 1 year. The quality of evidence was assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.
RESULTS
Of the 17 250 references screened for inclusion, five articles with 1011 participants in total were included. Studies reported a 1-year recovery rate of between 47% and 64%. In the meta-analysis, the overall pooled proportion of recovered young people is 0.54 (0.45 to 0.63).
CONCLUSIONS
The findings suggest that after 1 year about 54% of young people with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression recover without any specific mental health treatment. Future research should identify individual characteristics predicting recovery and explore resources and activities which may help young people recover from depression and/or anxiety.
PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER
CRD42021251556.
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