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Review
. 2013 Nov-Dec;110(6):517-23.

More than just a pill. How to include psychosocial approaches sin the treatment of anxiety & depressive disorders

Anthony Rosenberg  1 , Eric J Lenze  2
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Review

More than just a pill. How to include psychosocial approaches sin the treatment of anxiety & depressive disorders

Anthony Rosenberg et al. Mo Med. 2013 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Anxiety and depressive disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders, causing high personal and economic burden. Psychosocial approaches, such as psychotherapy or mind-body instruction, along with self-help approaches, exercise, and proper sleep hygiene are effective solo or additive (to pharmacotherapy) strategies. Many physicians are less familiar with these methods for treating anxiety/depressive disorders. This article seeks to illuminate psychosocial approaches for depression and anxiety that act additively or independently of pharmacotherapy and explain how physicians can utilize them.

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