Antidepressants for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)

Abstract

Antidepressants for generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).

Cardiovascular risk factors among patients with schizophrenia, bipolar, depressive, anxiety, and personality disorders

“…Therefore, patients with psychiatric conditions require an especially proactive clinical approach, with clinicians from primary and secondary care working closely in conjunction with one another. The evidence base for clinical practice is primarily drawn from clinical trials, which in most cases have less than one year of follow up [40][41][42][43][44][45]. Further studies examining the long-term effects on CVR factors of antidepressants and antipsychotics are required.…”

Genome‐wide association study of generalized anxiety symptoms in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

“…Antidepressant or anxiolytic medication use was determined by pill bottles brought by the participant to the baseline interview. Antidepressants were included, as this class of drugs are commonly prescribed to treat generalized anxiety symptoms [Kapczinski et al, ; Milea et al, ]. This algorithm assumed that: (i) the anxiety score of a respondent taking these psychotropic medications is lower (i.e., indicating fewer symptoms) than would be expected if the respondent were not taking these medications (thus, we assume that the medications are effective in reducing symptoms); (ii) respondents with high anxiety scores, on average, respond less to these medications than respondents with lower anxiety scores.…”

Prognostic Implication of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Osseointegration of Dental Implants: A 5-year Retrospective Study

“…Widely used drugs are fluoxetine, indalpine, sertraline, etc. It is also useful in patients with anxiety disorders, 18 obsessive compulsive disorders, 19 eating disorder, etc. Common side effects in patients on these drugs are fracture bone due to decreased bone density, excessive bleeding, serotonin syndrome, etc.…”