Evidence-based pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A revision of the 2005 guidelines from the British Association for Psychopharmacology. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baldwin, David S; Anderson, Ian M; Nutt, David J; Allgulander, Christer; Bandelow, Borwin; den Boer, Johan A; Christmas, David M; Davies, Simon; Fineberg, Naomi; Lidbetter, Nicky; Malizia, Andrea; McCrone, Paul; Nabarro, Daniel; O'Neill, Catherine; Scott, Jan; van der Wee, Nic; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychopharmacology. Volume 28:Number 5(2014:May)
• Page Start: 403
• Page End: 439
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: Anticonvulsants -- antidepressants -- antipsychotics -- anxiety disorders -- anxiolytics -- benzodiazepines -- cognitive behaviour therapy -- evidence-based guidelines -- generalised anxiety disorder -- obsessive-compulsive disorder -- panic disorder -- post-traumatic stress disorder -- pregabalin -- separation anxiety disorder -- serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor -- social anxiety disorder -- specific phobia -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor -- treatment; Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; 615.78
• DOI: 10.1177/0269881114525674
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-8811

Abstract

This revision of the 2005 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines for the evidence-based pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders provides an update on key steps in diagnosis and clinical management, including recognition, acute treatment, longer-term treatment, combination treatment, and further approaches for patients who have not responded to first-line interventions. A consensus meeting involving international experts in anxiety disorders reviewed the main subject areas and considered the strength of supporting evidence and its clinical implications. The guidelines are based on available evidence, were constructed after extensive feedback from participants, and are presented as recommendations to aid clinical decision-making in primary, secondary and tertiary medical care. They may also serve as a source of information for patients, their carers, and medicines management and formulary committees.