A new meta-analysis has concluded that combining psychotherapy with pharmacotherapy is more effective than either treatment alone in managing patients with major depression, panic disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder (Cuijpers et al. World Psychiatry 2014;13:56-67; free full text at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918025/pdf/wps0013-0056.pdf).