New Mental Health Guidelines from the World Health Organization: Psychosocial treatments are given precedence over pharmaceutical ones - Psychology Today [2023-12-06]

KEY POINTS

• Very low certainty of evidence was found to support the benefits of SSRIs, as a group, in reducing anxiety.
• Antidepressants for adults should be considered only when psychological interventions are not available.
• Drug treatments are not recommended for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders.
• Diagnosis is influenced by cultural context. Comprehensive assessments lower risks of over-medicalization.

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Psychology Today
December 6, 2023