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

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This meta-analysis compares the efficacy of psychotherapy and antidepressant medication for depressive and anxiety disorders using data from 67 randomized trials involving nearly 6,000 patients. The study finds no significant overall difference between the two treatments across all disorders, though it notes specific advantages for pharmacotherapy in dysthymia and for psychotherapy in obsessive-compulsive disorder. The resource is primarily intended for researchers and clinicians interested in comparative treatment outcomes.

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75cd76083ab143e0
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OpenAlex
Author
Pim Cuijpers (Leuphana University of Lüneburg), Marit Sijbrandij (Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam), Sander L. Koole (Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam), Gerhard Andersson (Swedish Institute), Aartjan T.F. Beekman (Amsterdam Public Health), Charles F. Reynolds (University of Pittsburgh)
Published
2013-06-01
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bronze
DOI
10.1002/wps.20038
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@article{allodium:75cd76083ab143e0,
  title = {The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis of direct comparisons},
  author = {Pim Cuijpers and Marit Sijbrandij and Sander L. Koole and Gerhard Andersson and Aartjan T.F. Beekman and Charles F. Reynolds},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {OpenAlex},
  doi = {10.1002/wps.20038},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20038}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis of direct comparisons
AU  - Cuijpers, Pim
AU  - Sijbrandij, Marit
AU  - Koole, Sander L.
AU  - Andersson, Gerhard
AU  - Beekman, Aartjan T.F.
AU  - Reynolds, Charles F.
PY  - 2013
PB  - OpenAlex
DO  - 10.1002/wps.20038
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20038
ER  -

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Cuijpers, P., Sijbrandij, M., Koole, S. L., Andersson, G., Beekman, A. T., & Reynolds, C. F. (2013). The efficacy of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in treating depressive and anxiety disorders: a meta‐analysis of direct comparisons. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20038

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