title: [Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy of comorbid anxiety disorders and alcoholism].
abstract: Anxiety disorders commonly co-occur with substance use disorders. It is known that alcohol-dependent patients are at greater risk of a relapse if they have a comorbid anxiety disorder. There is a lot of literature reporting on the efficacy of treatments that target anxiety or alcohol addiction separately but less research has examined treatments that address these disorders when they co-occur. Anxiety treatment for alcohol-dependent patients with a co-occuring anxiety disorder can alleviate anxiety symptoms but has no significant effect on the outcomes of alcohol treatment. Efficient combinations of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy can improve outcomes of comorbid disorders.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Fedorova
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome