Reflections From A Chair

Just a brief post to link you to an article about treating anxious children and teens.

The New York Times reports on a study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.  They found that a combination of psychotherapy and psychiatric medication led to 80 percent of the children either improving very much or recovering altogether.  This compared to a 60% recovery rate for psychotherapy alone and 55% for medication alone and less than 25% getting only a placebo (sugar pill).

Here’s the link to the whole article, it’s worth a read:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/health/research/31anxiety.html?em