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 .
Generalised anxiety: a controlled treatment study.
Abstract The effects of anxiety management training were evaluated by allocating 66 generally anxious clients to either a wait list condition , non-directive counselling , or a combination of relaxation and brief cognitive therapy . Anxiety management was significantly more effective than the wait list condition on a number of relevant measures at post-treatment , but there were relatively few differencs between anxiety management and non-directive counselling , either at post-treatment or at 6 months follow-up . Those differences which were found could plausibly be explained in terms of the dem and characteristics of training in relaxation or cognitive therapy . It was concluded that anxiety management is clearly better than a non-treatment control condition , but that its superiority to plausible alternatives which lack the specific components thought to be responsible for improvement has yet to be demonstrated
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 .