[Pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders].
Many out-patients suffer from anxiety disorders which can be diagnosed and treated pharmacologically by the family doctor. In a study of our own, including 500 outpatients with actual complaints being not sufficiently explainable by physical findings, we could diagnose anxiety disorders according to DMS-III-R in 21% of the cases (9). Knowing the basic diagnostic rules, which differentiate between the different types of anxiety disorders, a differential and rational treatment with benzodiazepines, antidepressants and neuroleptics is possible. Knowing the typical risks, applying the correct rules of indication, and accepting the counselling of a psychiatrist when necessary, the family doctor will be able to undertake a qualified primary pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders.
Philipp
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Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Bezirkskrankenhaus Landshut.
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines