The Combination of Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Under the Recovery Perspective.

The Effectiveness and Efficacy of the Combination of Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Under the Recovery Perspective for Patients With Mental Health Disorders

The combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral therapy in a private practice.

Reintegration into society and good functional outcome by people with mental health disorders is frequently the result of the combination of pharmacotherapy and individual cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. The effectiveness and efficacy of this combination of treatments under the recovery perspective by anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, PTSD, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, by obsessive-compulsive disorders and by personality disorders presents the main goal of this research protocol. Recovery means that people learn through the trherapy to be responsible towards their own problems.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18-65,
• IQ ≥ 80,
• Diagnosis: anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, PTSD, personality disorders, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia and psychotic disorders.

Exclusion Criteria:

*Substance abuse and head injury.