Treatment Modalities
- Individual psychotherapy
- Cognitive therapy
- Behavior therapy
- Systematic desensitization
- Implosion therapy
- Other non-pharmacologic treatments for anxiety
Treatment Modalities: Psychopharmacology
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)
