title: The anxious patient.
abstract: One of the most common disorders encountered in family practice, anxiety can be divided into phobic reactions, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and generalized anxiety, depending on the presenting clinical features. These syndromes can be differentiated from physical illnesses that may have anxiety as part of the symptomatology. With a careful history, depression can be distinguished from anxiety. The treatment of anxiety involves a wide range of procedures including relaxation techniques, systematic desensitization, goal directed psychotherapy, and drug therapy.
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011613:Psychotherapy
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D011433:Propranolol