Psychiatria pre prax 1/2003
SSRI IN THE SPECTRUM OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
The author gives a survey of prevalence of generalized anxiety disorders and depression, concentrating on their mutual co-morbidity. He shows, that not only independent prevalence, but their mutual co-morbidity is high and thus represents a big therapeutic challenge. The spectrum of indications and dosage of a particular SSRI in the treatment of anxiety disorders is consequently given. The author emphasizes, that physicians in Czech republic are not so far rigorously limited by the approved indications and recommended dosage, but this practice might not last forever.
Keywords: depression, anxiety disorders, SSRI, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia.
