PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram

Medline search of papers within the PubMed search of papers within

Identification last 10 years the last 10 years
(n = 35) (n = 53)

Records after duplicates removed

(n = 70)

Screening

Records specific to major Records excluded for non-

depressive disorder relevance
(n = 42) (n = 28)

Eligibility Full-text articles assessed Full-text articles excluded,

for eligibility with reasons
(n = 20) (n = 16)

Included
Studies used in project
(n = 4)

From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-
Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(7): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097

For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.