Treatment Modalities: Psychopharmacology

Treatment Modalities

Individual psychotherapy
Cognitive therapy
Behavior therapy
- Systematic desensitization
- Implosion therapy
- Other non-pharmacologic treatments for anxiety

Classifications of Meds used

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—first line
Selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)—first line
Tricyclic antidepressants
(TCAs)—second or third line
Benzodiazepines
β-Blockers

Medication for specific disorders

Panic and G A D
- Anxiolytics
- Antidepressants
- Antihypertensive agents
O C D and body dysmorphic disorder
- Antidepressants
Phobic disorders
- Anxiolytics
- Antidepressants
- Antihypertensive agents
Hair-pulling disorder
- Chlorpromazine
- Amitriptyline
- Lithium carbonate
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and pimozide
- Olanzapine

Examples of anti-anxiety agents

Hydroxyzine (Vistaril)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Clorazepate (Tranxene)
Diazepam (Valium)
Lorazepam (Ativan)

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