title: A 2010 evidence-based algorithm for the pharmacotherapy of social anxiety disorder.
abstract: A growing evidence base on the management of social anxiety disorder has yielded many meta-analyses and guidelines on the pharmacotherapy of this clinically important condition. We aimed to update a pharmacotherapy algorithm for the treatment of social anxiety disorder that was developed to be concise and user friendly and that was addressed to the primary care practitioner in particular. The updated algorithm attempts to summarize succinctly the recent literature in this area, as well as to include the views of an international panel of experts with diverse experience. The algorithm comprises eight sequential steps, beginning with those focused on diagnosis and initiating treatment and ending with the management of the treatment-refractory patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital J-2, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. dan.stein@uct.ac.za
authors.forename: Dan J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Borwin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bandelow
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Leonardo F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fontenelle
authors.forename: Sing
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Osser
authors.forename: Murray B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Ameringen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents