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The authors suggest that an effective, smartphone-delivered CBT program could expand access to first-line treatment for GAD—particularly in settings where traditional therapy is difficult to obtain.

“Health care systems should recruit more trained psychologists and offer combinations of evidence-based pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy to patients with mood disorder, especially with suicide risk in resource-limited settings.” — Study authors, Journal of Psychiatric Research

Studies have shown a mean effect size with CBTI of 0.96 compared with 0.87 for pharmacotherapy, suggesting similar efficacy in short term but CBTI seems to have longer-lasting effects.

68% of participants in the amitriptyline group reported worsening sleep following discontinuation, with only 12% describing this as temporary.

“When it comes to trying to work out this issue of sleep problems and depression, it is a classic chicken and the egg problem… The question is, when we look at what’s causing what, that’s not just an idle sort of thing to think about. It has direct treatment implications.”

Chronic pain patients who understand the neuroscience behind their symptoms report significantly better physical function, improved mood, and reduced pain severity compared to those receiving standard education.