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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2026; 16(3): 113572
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.113572
Published online Mar 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.113572
Table 1 Search phrases and terms utilised across the assessed databases
| Database | Search string |
| PubMed | [("Hyperbaric Oxygenation"(MeSH Terms) OR "hyperbaric oxygen therapy"(All Fields) OR HBOT (All Fields)] AND ["Depressive Disorder"(MeSH Terms) OR "depression"(All Fields)] |
| EMBASE | ('Hyperbaric oxygen therapy'/exp OR HBOT) AND ('depression'/exp OR 'depressive disorder'/exp) |
| PsycINFO | (DE "Hyperbaric Treatment" OR "hyperbaric oxygen therapy" OR HBOT) AND (DE "Depression" OR DE "Major Depressive Disorder") |
| Cochrane Library | (Hyperbaric NEAR/5 oxygen NEAR/5 therapy OR HBOT) AND (depression OR depressive disorder) |
| Scopus | ((TITLE-ABS-KEY ("hyperbaric oxygen therapy") OR TITLE-ABS-KEY (HBOT)) AND (TITLE-ABS-KEY (depression OR depressive disorder))) |
| Web of Science | ("Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" OR HBOT) AND (depression OR "depressive disorder") AND Language: (English) |
- Citation: Ahsan M, Ahmed S, Shaik RA, Ahmad MS, Nurani KM, A P. Efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of depression. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 113572
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i3/113572.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.113572