Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety‑Related Disorders: A Meta‑Analysis of Recent Literature Bhattacharya, Shalini Goicoechea, Carmen Anxiety Anxiety disorders Cognitive behavioral therapy Meta-analysis Posttraumatic stress disorder Randomized controlled trials Purpose of Review Effective treatment of anxiety-related disorders is crucial, considering the prevalence of such disorders and their association with poor psychosocial functioning. To evaluate the most recent evidence on the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety-related disorders in adults, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized placebocontrolled trials published since 2017. Recent Findings Ten studies with a total of 1250 participants met the inclusion criteria. Seven of these studies examined PTSD. The findings demonstrated small placebo-controlled effects of CBT on target disorder symptoms (Hedges’ g = 0.24, p < 0.05) and depression (Hedges’ g = 0.15, p = n.s). When examining only PTSD studies, effects were reduced (Hedges’ g = 0.14, p < 0.05). Heterogeneity in most analyses was very low, and no publication bias was found. Summary Effect sizes from placebo-controlled trials from the past 5 years appear to be smaller than those in prior metaanalyses. The findings are largely driven by research on PTSD, with few placebo-controlled trials of other anxiety-related disorders published since 2017. 2023-01-18T12:27:46Z 2023-01-18T12:27:46Z 2022-12-19 journal article Bhattacharya, S... [et al.]. Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety-Related Disorders: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Literature. Curr Psychiatry Rep 25, 19–30 (2023). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-022-01402-8] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/79094 10.1007/s11920-022-01402-8 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional Springer