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Q#)%(E(0%9!1647#)&4*29$7!1647#)(#0%214!2*&!7)D*$($Y0E30#2Y$)%2! A0$7#60*%$*D_!L>_!Q2_!i20D0%_!R>_!IJ7#0<0_!H>_!I%0$67#0_!5>_!A0Z0M0_!L>_!>!>!>!A0$3$*D_!'>![+,,\^>!'::$7274!):! 6#)%(E(0%9!1647#)&4*29$7!(#0%214!2*&!7)D*$($Y0E30#2Y$)%2! /$%#)?@+&N">#+@B&"!&'(A?-)@,#AO&Igg [b^_!bd.Ebb->!! JE?> Both CBT and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy yielded significant, large, and stable improvements with regard to symptoms of anxiety and depression. No significant differences in outcome were found between treatments in regard to the primary outcome measure. These results were corroborated by two self-report measures of anxiety. In measures of trait anxiety, worry, and depression, however, CBT was found to be superior. G6! The results suggest that CBT and short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy are beneficial for patients with generalized anxiety disorder. In future research, large-scale multicenter studies should examine more subtle differences between treatments, including differences in the patients who benefit most from each form of therapy . G

Prof. Dr. F. Leichsenring. Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Justus-Liebig- University Giessen, Giessen, Germany. E-mail: falk.leichsenring@psycho.med.uni-giessen.de

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