Panic disorder without agoraphobia occurs commonly in patients in primary care settings. This article assesses multiple evidence-based reviews of effective treatments for anxiety disorder.
[caption class="snax-figure" align="aligncenter" width="1140"][/caption] Antidepressant medications can successfully reduce the severity of panic symptoms and eliminate panic attacks. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants are equally effective in the treatment of anxiety disorder. The choice of medication is predictable on side effect profiles and patient preferences.
The active evidence has effective cognitive behavior modification in treating anxiety disorder. Family physicians who do not train in cognitive behavior modification may refer patients with an anxiety disorder to therapists with such training.
Cognitive behavior modification is often used alone or together with antidepressants to treat patients with anxiety disorder. Benzodiazepines are best in treating anxiety disorder symptoms, but they're less effective than antidepressants and cognitive behavior modification.
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