What do systematic reviews say?

Psychological therapies vs tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)

All psychological therapies showed no clear difference in short‐term response compared with tricyclic antidepressants (low certainty).

• Psychological therapies versus pharmacological interventions for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.75 [0.51, 1.1]
  4 studies · 270 participants
  Low