In terms of study design, participants were inpatients for at least the first week of treatment, which may have selected for agitation.
In terms of study type, the publication rate was highest for prognostic studies (54.0 %) followed by therapeutic (47.1 %) and diagnostic (45.5 %) studies.
In terms of study limitations, these were associated with the essence of conducting participatory methods.
In terms of study limitations, it should be noted that the therapist ratings were not blinded.
In terms of study design, generally, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trials are best.
In terms of study design, 85%% were prospective, 2%% were retrospective and 13%% had a prospective design with retrospective parts.
In terms of study design, most studies were observational (43%) following by randomized controlled trials (RCT) (27%).
In terms of study design, we opted for a quasi-randomised instead of a true randomized controlled trial.
In terms of study quality, 154 studies (64.4%) were qualitative studies and 64 studies (26.8%) were quantitative studies.
In terms of study limitations, results may be less generalizable given this was a single-clinic cohort.
In terms of study strengths, the results of internal and external responsiveness were consistent, which confers robustness on the results.
