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A Global Burden of Disease 2023 analysis of 31 countries finds the burden climbing, peaking in early adolescence and heavier in women, with population growth the single biggest driver.
A Cochrane network meta-analysis compared eight talking therapies for panic disorder. Cognitive behavioural therapy came out ahead most often — but the effects were small and the evidence graded low throughout.
The largest network meta-analysis of social anxiety disorder ranked 41 options against each other. Individual CBT came out on top, and it was one of only two treatments to clearly beat a placebo.
The Global Burden of Disease estimates for anxiety disorders separate two things that public debate keeps merging: how many people have it, and how likely a given person is to. Diagnosis is a third question again.
The TAME trial randomised 276 adults with diagnosed anxiety disorders to mindfulness-based stress reduction or escitalopram. The difference on the primary measure was 0.07 points, inside the noninferiority margin.
The pooled effect on self-reported stress was g = -0.35 from 785 participants. The authors of the meta-analysis warn against a miscalibration between the hype and the evidence — their phrase, not ours.