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ReviewJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2009

Comparison of combined psycho- and pharmacotherapy with monotherapy in anxiety disorders: controversial viewpoints and clinical perspectives.

P Zwanzger, J Diemer, B Jabs

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Review in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Mind over PMDD: A Glimpse into the Process of Pharmacotherapy-Psychotherapy Combination Treatment.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

P ZwanzgerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Munster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 11, 49149 Munster, Germany. zwanzger@ukmuenster.de
J Diemer
B Jabs

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are among the most frequent psychiatric disorders. Experimental evidence supports both psychotherapy as well as pharmacotherapy as effective treatments. There is, however, a controversy concerning the efficacy of a combination of both approaches. While some studies suggest that combined treatment enhances efficacy, others report conflicting results. This article traces the positions in this debate. We present the results from two recent meta-analyses and discuss implications for clinical practice and further research. We suggest that a research strategy that strives to establish differential indications based on patient characteristics should be preferred over attempts to reach a global judgement of the question, which appears too simplistic given the complexity of the issue.

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PsychotherapyAnti-Anxiety AgentsAnxiety DisordersCombined Modality TherapyHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicAnti-Anxiety Agents

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