Specific psychotherapy more effective for chronic anxiety

Disorder-specific psychiatric therapy was moderately more reliable than nonspecific treatment for early-onset persistent depression in adults not getting antidepressants. “Compared with acute anxiety, persistent kinds are identified by higher comorbidity and …

See all stories on this topic Contingency management decreases alcohol abuse in co-occurring mental illness

A contingency management intervention that utilized ethyl glucuronide urine samples was considerably effective for individuals with alcohol usage condition and co-occurring serious mental disorders. “While contingency management is well developed as an …