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Psychopharmacology Exam #2 (Anxiety Disorders)
Therapeutic Strategies 
> Remove underlying cause 
 
> Treat psychiatric disorder 
- Depression ->SSRI. - Psychosis->Neuroleptics 
 
> Do not treat situational anxieties 
 
 
Anxiety Disorders 
> A heterogeneous group of psychiatric disorders 
 
> Have multiple and diverse etiologies 
 
> Currently seen as serious, chronic mental illnesses 
> In severe cases: 
- High suicide rates 
- Up to 30% assoc. w/ alcohol abuse 
- Medical services inappropriately overutilized 
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