What Works For Anxiety Disorders–Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Short-term use (up to four weeks)
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Long-term use
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GAD
GAD
PTSD and ASD
PTSD and ASD
Social Phobia
Social Phobia
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Specific Phobias
Specific Phobias
OCD
OCD
WHAT ARE THEY?
Anti-anxiety drugs are used mainly for …
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A. Either obsessions or compulsions:
Obsessions as defined by (1), (2), (3), and (4):
1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate …
The Side Effects Of Common Psychiatric Drugs: Newer Antidepressants
(Including Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs; Selective or Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors or SNRIs)
BRAND NAMES (generic names):
SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors*)
1. Akarin (citalopram)
2. Apo-Sertral …
Mental Health Medications
Overview
Medications can play a role in treating several mental disorders and conditions. Treatment may also include psychotherapy (also called “talk therapy”) and brain stimulation therapies (less common). In some cases, psychotherapy alone may …
Reducing Drug Dosage Safely
The following are general considerations, and no single pattern fits everyone:
Usually it is best to go slow and taper gradually. Though some people are able to successfully go off quickly or all …
Centrax®10mg Tablets
Package Leaflet: Information for the user
Centrax®10mg Tablets
prazepam
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this medicine because it contains important information for you.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it …
Selected Facts about Mental Health in the United States
Overview
An estimated 61.5 million Americans—about one in four adults—suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. About 13.6 million Americans, or 1 in 17, suffer …
