4.5.2 Control group
Bradshaw 1993 compared problem solving therapy to coping skills therapy. The two treatments are very similar in that they both use cognitive and behavioural methods to tackle problems but coping skills differs in its concentration of coping with a person's distressing symptoms that cause anxiety, while problem solving concentrates on solving daily problems that cause anxiety and exacerbate symptoms. Tarrier 1993 and Mayang 1990 compared problem solving therapy to routine care. Mayang 1990 had an additional treatment group that was allocated to therapy sessions that not involve any interaction with the therapist