Question:
In adults with anxiety disorder, how effective are group therapies and interventions, compared to individual therapies and interventions, in improving patient outcomes?
Answer:
Plain language
summary
Limited available evidence means that no conclusions can be
drawn regarding whether group or individual interventions are
better for treating anxiety disorder. More high quality research is
needed in order to do so.
Clinical and research implications
No definite clinical implications may be made based on the
evidence included in this BEST summary. Only one relevant
head-to-head study has been reported in this summary, and indirect
comparisons (see
http://handbook.cochrane.org/chapter_16/16_6_2_indirect_comparisons.htm)
are needed before definite clinical or research implications may be
made.
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