Evidence Aid: Prioritised topics for which an up-to-date Cochrane review is not currently available

January 28 2008

Cochrane reviews that are up-to-date were not available for the following prioritised areas in Issue 4, 2007 of The Cochrane Library. The list of specific topics follows this list. If you would like to enquire about any of these, please contact the relevant Cochrane Review Group (shown after each topic) or email reviews@cochrane.org

Infectious Diseases - Cholera
Infectious Diseases - Diarrhoea
Infectious Diseases – Hepatitis
Infectious Diseases – Leptospirosis
Infectious Diseases – Malaria
Infectious Diseases - Rehabilitation
Infectious Diseases - Respiratory infections and influenza
Infectious Diseases - Other infections
Injuries and wounds - Acute injuries
Injuries and wounds - Wound care
Rebuilding of communities and infrastructure - Health systems delivery
Rebuilding of communities and infrastructure - Non healthcare infrastructure
Rebuilding of communities and infrastructure - Rebuilding communities
Mental health – Depression
Mental health - Grieving
Mental health - Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Mental health - Other
Nutrition - Long term interventions
Nutrition - Short term interventions
Nutrition - Nutrition during pregnancy
Rehabilitation
Pregnancy and childbirth - Access to maternal and child health services
Pregnancy and childbirth - Nutrition during pregnancy
Pregnancy and childbirth - Psychological support 

SPECIFIC TOPICS
Infectious Diseases - Cholera
Antibiotics for cholera (Infectious Diseases)

Infectious Diseases - Diarrhoea
Antibiotic treatment for travellers’ diarrhoea (Infectious Diseases)
Antibiotics for treating acute diarrhoea caused by shigella (Infectious Diseases)
Antimotility drugs for managing acute diarrhoea in adults (Infectious Diseases)
Antimotility drugs for managing acute diarrhoea in children (Infectious Diseases)
Hand washing for preventing diarrhoea (Infectious Diseases)
Rice-based oral rehydration solution for treating diarrhoea (Infectious Diseases)

Infectious Diseases – Hepatitis
Vaccines for preventing hepatitis A (Hepato-Biliary)

Infectious Diseases – Leptospirosis
Antibiotics for leptospirosis (Hepato-Biliary)
Antibiotics for preventing leptospirosis (Hepato-Biliary)
Vaccines for leptospirosis (Hepato-Biliary)

Infectious Diseases – Malaria
Prevention:
Mefloquine prophylaxis (Infectious Diseases)
Tafenoquine for preventing malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Vaccines for preventing malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Treatment:
Amodiaquine plus artesunate for treating uncomplicated malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Antipyretic measures for treating fever in malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Artemisinin derivatives for treating severe malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Artemisinin derivatives for treating uncomplicated malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Artesunate combinations for treating uncomplicated malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Blood transfusion for treating malarial anaemia (Infectious Diseases)
Rectal artesunate in severe malaria (Infectious Diseases)
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria (Infectious Diseases)

Infectious Diseases - Rehabilitation
Specific topics not identified

Infectious Diseases - Respiratory infections and influenza
Antibiotics for preventing pneumonia in children with measles (Acute Respiratory Infections)
Oxygen therapy for lower respiratory tract infections in children between 3 months and 15 years of age (Acute Respiratory Infections)
Vitamin C for preventing and treating pneumonia (Acute Respiratory Infections)

Infectious Diseases - Other infections
Giardiasis:
Drugs for treating giardiasis (Infectious Diseases)
HIV:
Behavioural interventions for preventing HIV in refugee camps (HIV/AIDS)
Measles:
Chinese medicinal herbs for measles (Acute Respiratory Infections)
Melioidosis:
Interventions for treating melioidosis (Infectious Diseases)
Typhoid:
Vaccines for preventing typhoid fever (Infectious Diseases)

Injuries and wounds - Acute injuries
Specific topics not identified

Injuries and wounds - Wound care
Honey as a topical treatment for wounds (Wounds)
Wound dressings for surgical sites (Wounds)

Rebuilding of communities and infrastructure - Health systems delivery
Interventions that employ a combination of environmental, social and educational strategies to prevent infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue and diarrhoea (Infectious Diseases)
Interventions to build capacity among health care professionals to promote health, interventions to build organisational capacity to promote health, or both (EPOC)
Interventions to encourage health professionals to practise in rural or other under-served communities (EPOC)
Substitution of doctors by nurses in primary care (EPOC)

Rebuilding of communities and infrastructure - Non healthcare infrastructure
Interventions that employ a combination of environmental, social and educational strategies to promote proper garbage disposal to promote health
Interventions to enhance compliance with regulations of waterworks systems that supply potable water
Interventions to improve water quality (Infectious Diseases)

Rebuilding of communities and infrastructure - Rebuilding communities
Community-building interventions (designed to build a sense of community, connectedness, cultural revival, social capital) to improve physical, social and mental health

Mental health – Depression
Alprazolam for major depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Amitriptyline versus other antidepressants for depression in children or adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Amitriptyline versus other types of pharmacotherapy for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Antidepressant dose increase for non-responders to a standard dose for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Antidepressants alone versus psychotherapy alone for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Antidepressants and benzodiazepine for major depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Antidepressants for depressed elderly (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Antidepressants versus placebo for the depressed elderly (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Chlorpromazine for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Chlorpromazine versus other antidepressants for depression in children or adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Combinations of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Counselling in primary care (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Diazepam for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Duration of treatment with antidepressants in depressive disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Electroconvulsive therapy for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Electroconvulsive therapy for treating postpartum depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Exercise for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Exercise in prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression among children and young people (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Imipramine versus other antidepressants for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Initial high dose versus standard dose of antidepressants for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Interventions to help people recognise early signs of recurrence in depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Lithium for treatment resistant depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Lithium versus antidepressants in the maintenance treatment of unipolar depressive disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Long-term treatments for older depressed people (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Low dosage tricyclic antidepressants for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Minimal contact psychotherapy for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Music therapy for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Occupational health interventions for depressive disorders (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Pharmacological treatment of mild depressive disorders in primary care (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Pharmacotherapy given during and following a course of electroconvulsive therapy (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Play therapy for depression in children and adolescent (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Problem solving treatment (PST) for patients with emotional symptoms in primary care (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Psychological and psychosocial interventions for treating postpartum depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Psychosocial interventions delivered by general practitioners (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Psychosocial interventions for stress and anxiety in law enforcement officers (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus other antidepressants for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Sleep deprivation for depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression for children and adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Treatment discontinuation with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) versus tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)

Mental health - Grieving
Interventions for supporting children through bereavement (PaPaS)
Psychological therapies for bereaved adults (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Psychological therapies for bereaved children or adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Support or self-help groups for parents after the loss of a child (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)

Mental health - Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Combined pharmacotherapy and psychological therapies for PTSD (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Debriefing to prevent PTSD in children and adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Eye movement desensitisation (EMDR) for PTSD (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Eye movement desensitisation (EMDR) and psychological therapies for PTSD in children and adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Pharmacotherapy for PTSD (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Pharmacotherapy for PTSD in children and adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Play therapy for PTSD in children and adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Written disclosure (including narrative exposure, testimony, casual writing) for PTSD (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)

Mental health - Other
Anxiety disorders:
Antidepressants for generalized anxiety disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Benzodiazepines for generalized anxiety (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Chlorpromazine for anxiety (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Diazepam for anxiety (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Exercise therapy for anxiety (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Meditation therapy for anxiety disorders (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Therapeutic touch for anxiety disorders (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Tricyclic antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics and combination drug treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Bipolar disorder:
Chlorpromazine for mania (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Haloperidol alone or in combination for acute mania (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Lithium for acute mania (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Lithium for bipolar depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Lithium for maintenance treatment of mood disorders (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Burnout:
Burnout in healthcare employees (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Insomnia:
Acupuncture for insomnia (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Interventions for stress-related insomnia (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Novel hypnotics for the treatment of primary insomnia (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Panic disorder:
Benzodiazepines for panic (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors for panic disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and new generation antidepressants for panic disorder (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Tricyclic antidepressants for panic (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Stress:
Occupational stress management programmes (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Suicide prevention:
Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Psychosocial interventions for preventing suicide in offender populations (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
School-Based Mental Health Promotion Programs for preventing suicide in adolescents (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)

Nutrition - Long term interventions
Interventions to improve nutrition of refugee populations and displaced populations (Developmental Psychosocial and Learning Problems)

Nutrition - Short term interventions
Treatment of malnutrition (Developmental Psychosocial & Learning Problems)

Nutrition – Nutrition during pregnancy
Specific topics not identified

Rehabilitation
Specific topics not identified

Pregnancy and childbirth - Access to maternal and child health services
Specific topics not identified

Pregnancy and childbirth - Nutrition during pregnancy
Specific topics not identified

Pregnancy and childbirth - Psychological support 
Electroconvulsive therapy for treating postpartum depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)
Psychological and psychosocial interventions for treating postpartum depression (Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis)