Psychological therapies for generalised anxiety disorder

A 12-month comparison of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy treatment in subjects with generalised anxiety disorders in a community setting

“…Therefore, the subjects were happy and satisfied with the treatment they had received as long as the intervention was effective. These results do not support previous studies reporting increased satisfaction among patients with anxiety disorders [39] or other mental disorders [5,29] who had received psychological intervention. This seems to indicate a substantial concordance between patient evaluations (using VSSS) and therapist evaluations (using CGI) of improvement.…”

“…Finally, the number of subjects who dropped out of treatment (12.5%) was similar to rates reported in previous studies [29,30].…”

“…Most studies on anxiety disorder treatment assess the short-term outcome without a follow-up period, but subjects with GADs have a high risk of relapse [29]. In our study, subjects maintained clinical results between the 6-month and 1-year follow-up sessions, and no differences were observed among the treatment groups.…”

A 12-month comparison of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy treatment in subjects with generalised anxiety disorders in a community setting

“…Therefore, the subjects were happy and satisfied with the treatment they had received as long as the intervention was effective. These results do not support previous studies reporting increased satisfaction among patients with anxiety disorders [39] or other mental disorders [5,29] who had received psychological intervention. This seems to indicate a substantial concordance between patient evaluations (using VSSS) and therapist evaluations (using CGI) of improvement.…”

“…Finally, the number of subjects who dropped out of treatment (12.5%) was similar to rates reported in previous studies [29,30].…”

“…Most studies on anxiety disorder treatment assess the short-term outcome without a follow-up period, but subjects with GADs have a high risk of relapse [29]. In our study, subjects maintained clinical results between the 6-month and 1-year follow-up sessions, and no differences were observed among the treatment groups.…”

The effects of cognitive and behavioural therapies for anxiety disorders on depression: a meta-analysis

“…It is also possible, however, that there is a direct effect of the treatments on depression, and that the same techniques that improve anxiety symptoms also improve depression. These findings are in line with earlier meta-analyses of each of the anxiety disorders, showing that these treatments also have considerable effects on depression (Mitte, 2005;Hunot et al 2007;Acarturk et al 2009;Sánchez-Meca et al 2010;Cuijpers et al 2014).…”

The effects of psychotherapy for depression on anxiety symptoms: a meta-analysis

“…In comparison with previous meta-analyses, anxiety and depression effect sizes found in this sample are comparable to those reported in meta-analyses specifically examining the effects of psychotherapy for anxiety or psychotherapy for depression. Anxiety symptom effect sizes reported here are similar, although slightly lower, than those previously reported in meta-analyses of psychotherapies specifically targeting anxiety which have shown large effect sizes (between 0.71 and 0.84) (Hunot et al 2007; Hofmann & Smits, 2008; Acarturk et al 2009; Sanchez-Meca et al 2010; Cuijpers et al 2014). This study found moderate effect sizes of g = 0.52; however, the prior meta-analyses focused on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders and may include patients with more severe anxiety symptoms.…”

A 12-month comparison of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy treatment in subjects with generalised anxiety disorders in a community setting

“…Therefore, the subjects were happy and satisfied with the treatment they had received as long as the intervention was effective. These results do not support previous studies reporting increased satisfaction among patients with anxiety disorders [39] or other mental disorders [5,29] who had received psychological intervention. This seems to indicate a substantial concordance between patient evaluations (using VSSS) and therapist evaluations (using CGI) of improvement.…”

“…Finally, the number of subjects who dropped out of treatment (12.5%) was similar to rates reported in previous studies [29,30].…”

“…Most studies on anxiety disorder treatment assess the short-term outcome without a follow-up period, but subjects with GADs have a high risk of relapse [29]. In our study, subjects maintained clinical results between the 6-month and 1-year follow-up sessions, and no differences were observed among the treatment groups.…”

The effects of cognitive and behavioural therapies for anxiety disorders on depression: a meta-analysis

“…It is also possible, however, that there is a direct effect of the treatments on depression, and that the same techniques that improve anxiety symptoms also improve depression. These findings are in line with earlier meta-analyses of each of the anxiety disorders, showing that these treatments also have considerable effects on depression (Mitte, 2005;Hunot et al 2007;Acarturk et al 2009;Sánchez-Meca et al 2010;Cuijpers et al 2014).…”

The effects of psychotherapy for depression on anxiety symptoms: a meta-analysis

“…In comparison with previous meta-analyses, anxiety and depression effect sizes found in this sample are comparable to those reported in meta-analyses specifically examining the effects of psychotherapy for anxiety or psychotherapy for depression. Anxiety symptom effect sizes reported here are similar, although slightly lower, than those previously reported in meta-analyses of psychotherapies specifically targeting anxiety which have shown large effect sizes (between 0.71 and 0.84) (Hunot et al 2007; Hofmann & Smits, 2008; Acarturk et al 2009; Sanchez-Meca et al 2010; Cuijpers et al 2014). This study found moderate effect sizes of g = 0.52; however, the prior meta-analyses focused on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders and may include patients with more severe anxiety symptoms.…”

A 12-month comparison of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy treatment in subjects with generalised anxiety disorders in a community setting

“…Therefore, the subjects were happy and satisfied with the treatment they had received as long as the intervention was effective. These results do not support previous studies reporting increased satisfaction among patients with anxiety disorders [39] or other mental disorders [5,29] who had received psychological intervention. This seems to indicate a substantial concordance between patient evaluations (using VSSS) and therapist evaluations (using CGI) of improvement.…”

“…Finally, the number of subjects who dropped out of treatment (12.5%) was similar to rates reported in previous studies [29,30].…”

“…Most studies on anxiety disorder treatment assess the short-term outcome without a follow-up period, but subjects with GADs have a high risk of relapse [29]. In our study, subjects maintained clinical results between the 6-month and 1-year follow-up sessions, and no differences were observed among the treatment groups.…”

The effects of cognitive and behavioural therapies for anxiety disorders on depression: a meta-analysis

“…It is also possible, however, that there is a direct effect of the treatments on depression, and that the same techniques that improve anxiety symptoms also improve depression. These findings are in line with earlier meta-analyses of each of the anxiety disorders, showing that these treatments also have considerable effects on depression (Mitte, 2005;Hunot et al 2007;Acarturk et al 2009;Sánchez-Meca et al 2010;Cuijpers et al 2014).…”

The effects of psychotherapy for depression on anxiety symptoms: a meta-analysis

“…In comparison with previous meta-analyses, anxiety and depression effect sizes found in this sample are comparable to those reported in meta-analyses specifically examining the effects of psychotherapy for anxiety or psychotherapy for depression. Anxiety symptom effect sizes reported here are similar, although slightly lower, than those previously reported in meta-analyses of psychotherapies specifically targeting anxiety which have shown large effect sizes (between 0.71 and 0.84) (Hunot et al 2007; Hofmann & Smits, 2008; Acarturk et al 2009; Sanchez-Meca et al 2010; Cuijpers et al 2014). This study found moderate effect sizes of g = 0.52; however, the prior meta-analyses focused on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders and may include patients with more severe anxiety symptoms.…”