The gordian knot of clinical research in anxiety disorders: some answers, more questions.

摘要

Published concurrently with this editorial are two high-quality, thought-provoking studies from different research domains, each of which advances yet complicates our understanding of clinical anxiety disorders. One is a multisite randomized controlled trial of psycho therapies for social anxiety disorder (1), the other a meta-analysis of the separation anxiety hypothesis of panic disorder (2). Each study answers key questions that have plagued every clinician and researcher who treats anxiety disorders, yet each raises further issues.