CBT Better Than Medication For Treating Social Anxiety Disorder

CBT Better Than Medication For Treating Social Anxiety Disorder
CBT Better Than Medication For Treating Social Anxiety Disorder
Meta-analysis finds cognitive-behavioral therapy best type of psychotherapy in treating SAD, and more efficacious than using drugs.

While antidepressants are the most commonly used treatment for social anxiety disorder, new research suggests that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is more effective and, unlike medication, can have lasting effects long after treatment has stopped.

The findings of the study, a network meta-analysis that collected and analyzed data from 101 clinical trials comparing multiple types of medication and talk therapy, are published online Sept. 26 in The Lancet Psychiatry. The research was a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Oxford University and University College London.
 

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