title: The Benefits of Psychosocial Interventions for Mental Health in People Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
abstract: In this systematic review and meta-analysis we investigated the effectiveness of different psychosocial treatments for people living with HIV (PLWH) and mental health problems. Additionally, characteristics that may influence the effectiveness of a treatment (e.g., treatment duration) were studied. PubMed, PsycINFO and Embase were searched for randomized controlled trials on psychosocial interventions for PLWH. Depression, anxiety, quality of life, and psychological well-being were investigated as treatment outcome measures. Sixty-two studies were included in the meta-analysis. It was found that psychosocial interventions for PLWH had a small positive effect on mental health (ĝ = 0.19, 95% CI [0.13, 0.25]). Furthermore, there was evidence for publication bias. Six characteristics influenced the effectiveness of a treatment for depression. For example, larger effects were found for studies with psychologists as treatment providers. To conclude, this systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that psychosocial interventions have a beneficial effect for PLWH with mental health problems.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands. S.van.luenen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.
authors.forename: Sanne
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7871-5888
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van Luenen
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garnefski
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands.|Department of Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spinhoven
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pascalle
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spaan
authors.affiliation: Section of Methodology and Statistics, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dusseldorp
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kraaij
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
keywords: Depression; HIV; Mental health; Meta-analysis; Psychosocial intervention