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Section 1: The basics

Neurosis

Related syndromes

Anxiety disorders: prevalence

Section 1: Recap I

Outcome

Factors for a good outcome

Chronic outcome

Section 1: Recap II

Management of individual symptoms

Precautions in diagnosis

Section 1: Recap III

Section 1: Recap III (cont..)

Section 1: Summary

 

Section 2: Pharmacotherapy for generalised anxiety disorder

Antidepressant drug treatment for GAD

Antidepressant drug treatment for GAD (cont..)

Adverse effects of imipramine

Adverse effects of SSRIs

Adverse effects of venlafaxine

Buspirone

Adverse effects of buspirone

Anti-psychotic drug treatment

Beta-blockers

Section 2: Recap

Section 2: Summary

 

Section 3: Panic disorder

Antidepressant drug treatment of panic disorder

Antidepressant drug treatment (cont..)

Antidepressant drug treatments (cont..)

Section 3: Recap

Section 3: Recap (cont..)

Section 3: Summary

 

Section 4: Generalised social phobia

What is social phobia?

Some facts about social phobia

Treatment of social phobia

Section 4: Recap

Section 4: Summary

 

Section 5: Further considerations

Treatment resistance

Depression and substance abuse

Treatment resistance: options

Benzodiazepines

Pharmacotherapy to reduce risk

Section 5: Recap

Section 5: Summary

 

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