Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders. This article reviews the research on the efficacy and range of applications of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders. As with panic disorders, the available evidence supports CBT as an effective first-line treatment for anxiety disorders offering longer-term maintenance of treatment gains. There is also evidence that CBT is an effective strategy for pharmacotherapy non-responders, a replacement strategy for patients who wish to discontinue their medications, and a standard strategy for pharmacotherapy patients who need to boost their treatment response.

Citation: Otto MW, Smits JA, Reese HE. Cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2004;65 Suppl 5:34-41. [email protected]