Adding psychotherapy to antidepressant medication in depression and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis
Overview
This meta-analysis compares the efficacy of antidepressant monotherapy versus combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in adults with depressive or anxiety disorders, drawing on data from 52 randomized trials involving 3,623 patients. The authors report that combined treatment yields a moderately large effect size over medication alone, particularly for major depression, panic disorder, and OCD, with benefits persisting up to two years post-treatment. The resource is intended for researchers or clinicians interested in comparative outcomes for these specific mental health conditions.
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21c5883c3b0f4c94- Source org
- OpenAlex
- Author
- Pim Cuijpers (Leuphana University of Lüneburg), Marit Sijbrandij (Amsterdam Public Health), Sander L. Koole (Amsterdam Public Health), Gerhard Andersson (Swedish Institute), Aartjan T.F. Beekman (Amsterdam Public Health), Charles F. Reynolds (University of Pittsburgh)
- Published
- 2014-02-01
- OA status
- bronze
- DOI
- 10.1002/wps.20089
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- Citations
- 423
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:21c5883c3b0f4c94,
title = {Adding psychotherapy to antidepressant medication in depression and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis},
author = {Pim Cuijpers and Marit Sijbrandij and Sander L. Koole and Gerhard Andersson and Aartjan T.F. Beekman and Charles F. Reynolds},
year = {2014},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1002/wps.20089},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20089}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Adding psychotherapy to antidepressant medication in depression and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis AU - Cuijpers, Pim AU - Sijbrandij, Marit AU - Koole, Sander L. AU - Andersson, Gerhard AU - Beekman, Aartjan T.F. AU - Reynolds, Charles F. PY - 2014 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1002/wps.20089 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20089 ER -
APA
Cuijpers, P., Sijbrandij, M., Koole, S. L., Andersson, G., Beekman, A. T., & Reynolds, C. F. (2014). Adding psychotherapy to antidepressant medication in depression and anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20089
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