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| Published: September 30, 2023
A Comparison between Effectiveness of Pharmacotherapy and Pharmacotherapy-Oriented- Psychotherapy in Patients with Anxiety Disorders
DIP: 18.01.451.20231103
DOI: 10.25215/1103.451
ABSTRACT
A substantial amount of research has been conducted on the efficacy and effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, illness anxiety disorder, agoraphobia and specific phobia. The current article’s goal is to offer a comparison between the effectiveness of two methods for treating anxiety disorders (pharmacotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy), as well as to describe and discuss current empirical studies on their effectiveness when applied together. In addition, we describe the challenges that emerge when using active CBT therapies and make recommendations for future study. Overall, pharmacotherapy when prescribed along with CBT appears to be useful and helpful in the treatment of anxiety disorders, but more research is needed to understand which individual therapy components contribute to positive outcomes and which patients are most likely to benefit from these treatment components.
Keywords
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Exposure, Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobia
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2023, Jain, M.
Received: June 07, 2023; Revision Received: September 27, 2023; Accepted: September 30, 2023
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.451.20231103
10.25215/1103.451
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Published in Volume 11, Issue 3, July-September, 2023