Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care.
Investigation for a possible anxiety disorder should be considered in patients with multiple or persistent anxiety symptoms or multiple somatic complaints without a clear somatic etiology. The ideal treatment for anxiety disorders is a combination of pharmacologic and behavioral strategies. As primary care health care evolves, it is expected that the management of mental health disorders (including anxiety disorders) will largely occur in the context of collaborative care models in which patients and primary care clinicians are assisted by trained case managers who help facilitate a more comprehensive, holistic treatment plan between primary care and mental health providers.
Trident Family Medicine Residency, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 9228 Medical Plaza Drive, Charleston, SC 29406, USA.
Danielle H
DH
Metzler
Mount Pleasant Family Practice, Roper St. Francis Physicians, 1400 Hospital Dr., Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464, USA.
David
D
Mahoney
Trident Family Medicine Residency, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 9228 Medical Plaza Drive, Charleston, SC 29406, USA. Electronic address: freedyjr@musc.edu.
John R
JR
Freedy
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Anxiety disorders; Collaborative care; Generalized anxiety disorder; Panic disorder; Pharmacologic treatment; Primary care; Social anxiety disorder