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When compared to psychoactive medications, review studies have found CBT alone to be as effective for treating less severe forms of depression[12] and anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tics,[13] substance abuse, eating disorders and borderline personality disorder.[14] Some research suggests that CBT is most effective when combined with medication for treating mental disorders such as moderate to moderately severe depression (Brown University Psychopharmacology Update, bayliss). However, other studies show that CBT is equally effective whether or not it is combined with medication (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2002-12134-006). At least one experiment concluded that CBT was more effective when no medication was administered (Combined Pharmacotherapy and...). Research also shows that while medication may have positive short-term effects, CBT aids in longer-term retention of mental health (insomnia, alcoholism)