CBT combined with psychotropic medication effective for treating anxiety in primary care.Medscape (4/14, Brauser) reported, "Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) in combination with psychotropic medication is highly effective for treating most anxiety disorders in primary care," according to a study published in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. In a study of "more than 1000 patients, those who underwent the Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) collaborative care program had significantly decreased symptoms of principal generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder (PD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD), and comorbid SAD than did those randomized to receive usual treatment from their primary care physician."
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