Benzodiazepines remain important therapeutic options in psychiatric practice

SL Dubovsky, D Marshall - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2022‏ - karger.com
Benzodiazepines and medications acting on benzodiazepine receptors that do not have a
benzodiazepine structure (z-drugs) have been viewed by some experts and regulatory …

Propranolol for the treatment of anxiety disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis

SA Steenen, AJ Van Wijk… - Journal of …, 2016‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The effects of propranolol in the treatment of anxiety disorders have not been systematically
evaluated previously. The aim was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

[PDF][PDF] Depression and anxiety in people with epilepsy

OY Kwon, SP Park - Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul …, 2014‏ - synapse.koreamed.org
More than 2000 years ago, Hippocrates described a bidirectional relationship between
depression and epilepsy. 1 He wrote,“Melancholics ordinarily become epileptics, and …

Putting the efficacy of psychiatric and general medicine medication into perspective: review of meta-analyses

S Leucht, S Hierl, W Kissling, M Dold… - The British Journal of …, 2012‏ - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe efficacy of psychopharmacological treatments has been called into
question. Psychiatrists are unfamiliar with the effectiveness of common medical drugs …

The pharmacologic treatment of anxiety disorders: a review of progress

LN Ravindran, MB Stein - The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2010‏ - psychiatrist.com
Anxiety disorders, as a group, are among the most common mental health conditions and
frequently cause significant functional impairment. Both psychotherapeutic and …

A meta-analysis of treatment outcome for panic disorder

RA Gould, MW Ott, MH Pollack - Clinical Psychology Review, 1995‏ - Elsevier
We compared the effectiveness of pharmacological, cognitive-behavioral, and combined
pharmacological and cognitive-behavioral treatments in a meta-analysis of 43 controlled …

Psychological treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: a meta-analysis

J Sánchez-Meca, AI Rosa-Alcázar… - Clinical psychology …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Although the efficacy of psychological treatment for panic disorder (PD) with or without
agoraphobia has been the subject of a great deal of research, the specific contribution of …

Are periaqueductal gray and dorsal raphe the foundation of appetitive and aversive control? A comprehensive review

C Silva, N McNaughton - Progress in neurobiology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Many see the periaqueductal gray (PAG) as a region responsible for the downstream control
of defensive reactions. Here we provide a detailed review of anatomical and functional data …

Use of benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders

RI Shader, DJ Greenblatt - New England Journal of Medicine, 1993‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Beginning with chlordiazepoxide in 1960, benzodiazepines have been used extensively for
the treatment of anxiety and related disorders. Eight benzodiazepine derivatives have been …

Placebo-controlled study of gabapentin treatment of panic disorder

AC Pande, MH Pollack, J Crockatt… - Journal of clinical …, 2000‏ - journals.lww.com
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study was conducted to
evaluate the efficacy and safety of gabapentin in relieving the symptoms of panic disorder …