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Combination Therapy

By: Jesse H. Wright & Ario H. Hosseini
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
Edited by: Amy Wenzel
Subject:Clinical Psychology (general)
Keywords:antidepressants; bipolar disorder; cognitive behavioral therapy; cognitive therapy; disorders; psychotherapy; treatment

Combination therapy (CT) refers to the utilization of both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of mental health disorders. Modern psychiatric practice often favors the notion that more than one form of treatment is necessary to optimize a desired outcome. A combined approach may be utilized at the onset of treatment or after a period of monotherapy. This entry discusses evidence for CT in major mental health disorders and the considerations to be made when using CT in clinical practice.

Evidence for the Effectiveness of CT

Empirical studies of CT have evolved over the decades, starting with competitive trials of medication versus psychotherapy, progressing to studies comparing combined treatments against monotherapies, and most recently examining the [Page 774]augmentative effects of the two on each other in the ...

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  Wright, J., & Hosseini, A. (2017). Combination therapy. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The sage encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 774-774). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n297
  
  Wright, Jesse H., and Ario H. Hosseini. "Combination Therapy." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, edited by Wenzel, Amy, 774-774. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n297.
  
  Wright, J. and Hosseini, A. 2017. Combination Therapy. In: Amy Wenzel Editor, 2017. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 774 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n297> [Accessed 28 May 2022].
  
  Wright, Jesse H. and Ario H. Hosseini. "Combination Therapy." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Edited by Amy Wenzel. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017, pp. 774-774. SAGE Knowledge. 28 May 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n297.
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