Mental disorders represent a worldwide public health concern. Psychotherapies and
pharmacotherapies are recommended as first line treatments. However, evidence has …

Psychotherapies may work through techniques that are specific to each therapy or through
factors that all therapies have in common. Proponents of the common factors model often …

Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at increased risk for COVID‐19
infection and for adverse outcomes of the infection. Though vaccines are highly effective …

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a severe and disabling psychiatric disorder that presents
several challenges for neuroscience. Recent advances in its genetic and developmental …

This chapter sets out the current status of the evidence-base for the efficacy and
effectiveness of psychological therapies. First, methods for eliciting and synthesizing …

Background Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), incorporating exposure and response
prevention (ERP) is widely recognised as the psychological treatment of choice for …

The rapid advance of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased
mortality but also has demonstrated considerable potential to negatively impact mental …

Importance Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder associated
with significant impairment and a lifetime prevalence of 1% to 3%; however, it is often …

Aim This is the third version of the guideline of the World Federation of Societies of
Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety …

Antidepressants are drugs with a direct action on the brain's biochemistry through their
interaction with the neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin …