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Chapter 5.Combining Brief Psychotherapy and Medications

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    https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9781615372072.md05

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    Evaluating the Need for Medication | Psychological Meaning of Medications | Fostering Collaboration Within the Clinical Triad: Patient, Nonphysician Therapist, and Prescribing Physician | Conclusion | References

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    Brief therapies have been proven to be effective in a variety of disorders, including the most common ones: depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For many patients and conditions (e.g., OCD, PTSD, minor to moderate depression), brief therapies are the treatment of choice (Dewan and Pies 2001; Gabbard 2014; Hales et al. 2014). However, can we help even more patients by adding medications to brief therapy?

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