Journal article
The Treatment of Refractory Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Abstract
PurposePurpose Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common anxiety disorders, afflicting approximately 6% of the general population in their lifetime. It has a chronic and episodic course, requiring a long-term treatment approach. A variety of pharmacological agents and psychological treatments have been shown to be efficacious as GAD treatments; however, remission effect sizes for first-line treatments are small. This review …
Authors
Van Ameringen M; Patterson B; Turna J; Pipe A; Nakua H
Journal
Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 404–417
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1007/s40501-017-0129-6
ISSN
2196-3061