What could be limitations to stress inoculation therapy? (SIT)

Whilst it does have many advantages over biological forms of stress management, it is limited by the fact that it requires a lot of time to complete therapy and that it is very expensive. Overall, many agree that in the long term, SIT is more effective than biological methods. I have outlined their points of evaluation in the tables below:

Biological stress management (Benzodiazapines and Beta blockers)

+ Fast acting compared to other treatments

• Treat only the symptoms rather than the problems themselves

• Chemical side effects

• Dependence

Psychological therapy (SIT)

+ No side-effects

+ Combats the problem itself

• Needs the person to be motivated to make the therapy work

• Expensive and time consuming