Meta analysis on the efficacy of pharmacotherapy versus placebo on anorexia nervosa

Table 2 Risk of bias assessments

Study	Sequence generation	Allocation concealment	Blinding	Incomplete data	Selective outcome	Total risk of bias assessment
Attia, 1998 [17]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	High
Attia, 2011 [18]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low
Bissada, 2008 [19]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unclear
Brambilla, 2007a [20]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Unclear
Brambilla, 2007b [21]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear
Di Vasta 2012 [22]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low
Fazeli 2010 [23]	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear
Grinspoon 1996a [24]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	High
Grinspoon, 1996b [24]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	High
Grinspoon, 2002a [25]	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear
Grinspoon, 2002b [25]	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear
Halmi 1986 [26]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	No	Unclear
Hill 2000 [27]	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear
Kafantaris 2011 [28]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low
Lacey 1980 [29]	No	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unclear
Miller 2011 [30]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	No	No	Unclear
Misra 2011 [31]	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low
Strokosch 2006 [32]	Yes	Unclear	Yes	No	Yes	Unclear
Vandereycken 1984 [33]	Unclear	Unclear	Yes	Unclear	Yes	Unclear
Walsh 2006 [34]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Low

Note. yes (=the study reports correctly on this domain and there is no risk of bias); no (=the study reports on this domain but according to the description the domain could be biased); unclear (=the study does not provide sufficient information to make an assessment).

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