After 12 weeks of administering nefazodone to patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and no reported childhood trauma, the effects of nefazodone (without psychotherapy) was approximately equal to the effects of CBASP (without the antidepressant). 

Nefazodone's efficacy on Major Depressive Disorder in patients with no childhood trauma

An antidepressant used to treat depression. 

University of Illinois at Chicago

A therapy that utilizes pharmaceutical drugs (i.e., antidepressants) in order to treat disorders. 

Pharmacotherapy

Nemeroff, C. B., Heim, C. M., Thase, M. E., Klein, D. N., Rush, A. J., Schatzberg, A. F., ... & Keller, M. B. (2003). Differential responses to psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic forms of major depression and childhood trauma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100(24), 14293-14296.

Differential responses to psychotherapy versus
pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic forms of
major depression and childhood trauma

Nefazodone (Antidepressant)

Recently there has been a lot of debate surrounding the efficacy of pharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of various mental illnesses. 

Debate Surrounding Medicalized Treatment for Mental Illness 

References for Pharmacotherapy 

- Antidepressants
- Anxiolytics
- Stimulants
- Antipsychotics
- Mood Stabilizers

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