The efficacy of complementary and traditional practice on psychiatric patients with depression symptoms: A meta- analysis study.

Abstract

This study examined the effect sizes of the complementary and traditional practices on the depressive symptom levels in psychiatric patients DESIGN AND METHODS: The "Health Evidence™ Quality Assessment Tool" and "Comprehensive Meta-Analysis 3" program was used. A total of 81 studies with 5934 patients were included. The effect size of the complementary and traditional methods applied to psychiatric patient on depressive symptoms was calculated as d = 0.718 (p = 0.000). According to Cohen, studies have moderate effect size. Complementary and traditional practices were found to be significant and effective on depressive symptoms in psychiatric patients.

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