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Anxiety Annotated Bibliography

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Craske, M. G., & Stein, M. B. (2016). Anxiety. The Lancet, 388(10063), 3048-3059. doi:http://dx.doi.org.hodges.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30381-6

Craske and Stein uniquely research the various types of anxiety disorders such as, separation anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorders, and generalized anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are classified in this study to be different than anxiety that is stress-induced by being persistent, and impairing the individual from their daily functioning. Patient evaluations from this study have shown that major depression, substance disorders, and personality disorders are common to co-occur with anxiety. This article goes into great detail of the different types of signs and symptoms with GAD, posttraumatic …show more content…

The researches describe a variety of different disorders such as, panic disorders, generalized anxiety disorders (GAD), and posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD). One of the studies discussed in this article was a Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The symptoms found with this specific anxiety disorder is being easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, insomnia, irritability, and feeling on the “edge” with daily activities. The diagnosis for GAD requires for these types of symptoms to be present in a patient for more than 6 months to determine it is not just stress-induced anxiety. This study also found that the treatment of GAD is similar to all other anxiety disorders by using antidepressants and psychotherapy. Chen, Reich, and Chung were very informative with the different clinical assessments and treatment options. This article helped show that although they are all considered anxiety disorders, they are all very different. This is important because it allows us to understand the tiny details that separate different anxiety …show more content…

A. (2009). Current considerations in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. CNS Drugs, 23(2), 103-20. Retrieved from https://hodges.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.hodges.idm.oclc.org/docview/223232263?accountid=40795

Katzman went into great detail about the various treatments available, including the effectiveness of Psychotherapy for patients who are dealing with multiple disorders, such as anxiety and depression. The findings from this study went deeper into the treatments that are available for GAD, and how it can affect everyone differently. In this study, an antidepressant is considered to be the first treatment for patients with GAD according to the current treatment guidelines. This type of treatment is common to have a 2-4week delay before any relief of symptoms or lack of full remission, which has made psychotherapy a common practice for GAD patients. They found that Psychotherapy, or Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) focuses more on changing unhealthy thinking and behavior patterns through talks with a certified therapist. The findings in this study was shown to be extremely effective with patients with GAD and depression attributes. This article underscores the importance of the different treatments available, including Psychotherapy and CBT. I found that the Katzman’s information on Psychotherapy and CBT to be very valuable to all other anxiety related disorders, not just GAD because they can also help with depression or

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