Psychoeducation for depression, anxiety and psychological distress: a meta-analysis

Given the high prevalence and burden associated with depression and anxiety disorders and the existence of treatment barriers, there is a clear need for brief, inexpensive and effective interventions such as passive psychoeducational interventions. There are no published meta-analyses of the effectiveness of passive psychoeducation in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety or psychological distress.Cochrane, PsycInfo and PubMed databases were...