Health, Fitness & Human Performance · Mental Fitness & Wellbeing
A topic within Mental Fitness & Wellbeing, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Health, Fitness & Human Performance.
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Sets out a stepped-care model for anxiety disorders in which low-intensity self-help and guided practical techniques come first, and full psychological or drug treatment is reserved for when those fail.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Stefan G. Hofmann & Jasper A. J. Smits
Pools placebo-controlled trials across anxiety disorders and finds cognitive-behavioural therapy produces a large, consistent effect, giving the practical techniques it teaches — exposure, restructuring — a stronger evidence base than most self-help competitors.
link checked 17 Sept 2026