Escitalopram with CBT improves response in patients with social anxiety disorder

A new study has found that combining escitalopram with internet‐delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) led to greater treatment response than placebo with CBT in a group of 48 adults with social anxiety disorder. The study also documented decreased reactivity in the amygdala during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in patients on the study treatment, indicating that this might serve as a biomarker for successful treatment of anxiety disorders. Study results were published online June 23 in The British Journal of Psychiatry.
Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Anxiety Treatment Source Type: research