title: [Documented effects of SSRI preparations in anxiety].
abstract: The article consists in a review of the clinical evidence for treating anxiety disorders with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Sufficient documentation now exists to support the use of SSRIs in treating panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders, and in Sweden moclobemide is now approved for use in treating social phobia, and buspirone for use in treating generalised anxiety disorder. Further documentation of the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder with SSRIs is probably to be expected. Benzodiazepines remain the most commonly used anxiolytics. Although persistent adverse sexual reactions, and withdrawal symptoms upon abrupt termination of medication, are notable side effects of SSRIs, patients become measurably more self-confident and focused, and manage risks more adequately. This underscores the need of further research into the interrelationship of personality traits and anxiety symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Institutionen för klinisk neurovetenskap och allmänmedicin, Huddinge sjukhus.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allgulander
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
vernacular_title: Dokumenterade effekter av SSRI-preparat vid ångest.