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Talk Therapy Boosts Response to Antidepressants

(12/10/2012)

Talk Therapy Boosts Response to Antidepressants
MedPage Today

December 7, 2012

Among patients who don't respond to antidepressants, adding talk therapy to their prescription appears to ease depressive symptoms, a new study found. In a randomized controlled trial, adding cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to drug therapy was associated with a more than threefold increased likelihood of response to treatment after six months.

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