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The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of direct comparisons

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A meta‐analysis of studies in which psychotherapy and antidepressant medication were directly compared in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders found that pharmacotherapy was significantly more efficacious than psychotherapy in dysthymia, and psychotherapy wasificantly more efficacity than pharmacotherapy in obsessive‐compulsive disorder.
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This article is published in World Psychiatry.The article was published on 2013-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 378 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Anxiety & Pharmacotherapy.

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Combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy or monotherapy for major depression? A meta-analysis on the long-term effects.

TL;DR: Combined therapy results in a superior enduring effect compared to antidepressants alone in patients with major depression, and psychotherapy is an adequate alternative for combined treatment in the acute phase as it is as effective as combined therapy in the long-term.
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It's complicated: The relation between cognitive change procedures, cognitive change, and symptom change in cognitive therapy for depression

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Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder

TL;DR: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder provide up-to-date guidance and advice on the management of these disorders for use by health professionals in Australia andNew Zealand.
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The effects of fifteen evidence-supported therapies for adult depression: A meta-analytic review.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the 15 types of psychotherapy may be effective in the treatment of depression, however, the evidence is not conclusive because of high levels of heterogeneity, publication bias, and the risk of bias in the majority of studies.
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Depression Subtypes in Predicting Antidepressant Response: A Report From the iSPOT-D Trial

TL;DR: There was substantial overlap of the three depressive subtypes, and individuals in all subtype groups responded similarly to the three antidepressants, suggesting that subtypes may be of minimal value in antidepressant selection.
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