The efficacy of cognitive behavioral treatments (CBT) for anxiety in adults has been
supported by multiple meta-analyses. However, most have focused on only 1 diagnosis,
thereby disallowing diagnostic comparisons. This study examined the efficacy of CBT across
the anxiety disorders. One hundred eight trials of CBT for an anxiety disorder met study
criteria. Cognitive therapy and exposure therapy alone, in combination, or combined with
relaxation training, were efficacious across the anxiety disorders, with no differential efficacy …