title: Caring for the Patient with an Anxiety Disorder.
abstract: Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorders. Patients and their families have a plethora of evidence-based treatment options to manage these potentially incapacitating and costly disorders. Nurses in various settings can assess symptoms of anxiety disorder and initiate or refer patients for treatment. Families play a critical role in treatment planning and must be part of the health care team. Primary nursing interventions must be person centered and recovery based to ensure accurate diagnosis, initiation of appropriate person-centered treatment, and facilitate an optimal level of functioning and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Networks-(VISN-17), 2301 E. Lamar Boulevard, Arlington, TX 76006, USA. Electronic address: Deborah.Antai-Otong@va.gov.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antai-Otong
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Antidepressants; Anxiety disorders; Co-occurring disorders; Cognitive processing therapy; Cognitive-behavioral theory; Person-centered care