Psychological therapy based on CBT principles is effective in reducing anxiety symptoms for short-term treatment of GAD .
The body of evidence comparing CBT with other psychological therapies is small and heterogeneous , which precludes drawing conclusions about which psychological therapy is more effective .
BACKGROUND Generalised anxiety disorder ( GAD ) is a highly prevalent condition , characterised by excessive worry or anxiety about everyday events and problems .
The effectiveness and effectiveness of psychological therapies as a group has not yet been evaluated in the treatment of GAD .
OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy and acceptability of psychological therapies , categorised as cognitive behavioural therapy ( CBT ) , psychodynamic therapy and supportive therapy , compared with treatment as usual/waiting list ( TAU/WL ) and compared with one another , for patients with GAD .
Quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.
OBJECTIVE This report examines the impact of panic disorder and /or generalized anxiety disorder on quality of life and the implication s of these findings on nosological categories . METHOD A total of 357 subjects with a current episode of panic disorder and /or generalized anxiety disorder were diagnosed according to DSM-III-R criteria , using structured clinical interviews , as part of a prospect i ve , naturalistic , longitudinal , multicenter study of a clinical population with anxiety disorders . RESULTS There was a high degree of coexistence of anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder . Subjects with generalized anxiety disorder almost universally had other disorders , were the most likely to have at least one other anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder at intake , had the earliest age at onset , and had the worst emotional health rating . Subjects with panic disorder without agoraphobia had the most likelihood of a history of alcohol abuse . Nine percent of the subjects had a history of suicide attempts or gestures . CONCLUSIONS The subjects showed significant impairment in quality of life . The highly frequent coexistence of other anxiety disorders with generalized anxiety disorder and the overall lack of differences on many quality of life measures raise questions of nosology , particularly for generalized anxiety disorder
Psychological therapy based on CBT principles is effective in reducing anxiety symptoms for short-term treatment of GAD .
The body of evidence comparing CBT with other psychological therapies is small and heterogeneous , which precludes drawing conclusions about which psychological therapy is more effective .
BACKGROUND Generalised anxiety disorder ( GAD ) is a highly prevalent condition , characterised by excessive worry or anxiety about everyday events and problems .
The effectiveness and effectiveness of psychological therapies as a group has not yet been evaluated in the treatment of GAD .
OBJECTIVES To examine the efficacy and acceptability of psychological therapies , categorised as cognitive behavioural therapy ( CBT ) , psychodynamic therapy and supportive therapy , compared with treatment as usual/waiting list ( TAU/WL ) and compared with one another , for patients with GAD .