Treating an anxiety disorder: how up-to-date are the current therapies?

Most therapies used today for treating anxiety disorders originated in the 1960s. While they have been continuously refined, the latest insights from neuroscience are hardly applied. Even the S3 guidelines for treating anxiety disorders aren’t up-to-date. These guidelines still promote a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressants as the preferred treatment, despite multiple studies concluding that this approach often does more harm than good.

To help you navigate the therapy landscape, we’ve compiled several blog articles below on this page. These articles take a closer look at the most common treatments for anxiety, panic, and various phobias.

The fact is that every therapy has elements that are effective and beneficial. However, there are also components that no longer align with the latest findings in therapeutic research. With the Bernhardt Method, we’ve separated the wheat from the chaff and combined only the best elements from various therapies.

In addition, the latest findings from neuroscience have been integrated. For example, we replaced the uncomfortable exposure therapy with a pleasant mental technique. With the Bernhardt Method, anxiety patients don’t just learn to cope with their fears; in most cases, they actually become free from them. The relapse rate is also significantly lower compared to other therapy forms.