Pharmaceutical Management of anxiety disorders
In anxiety disorders the most prominent features are anxiety and avoidance which are irrational or impair functioning.
Panic Disorders
Anxiety disorders | Panic attack
A certain amount of anxiety is normal and necessary; it can lead you to act on your concerns and protect you from harm. In some situations, anxiety can even be essential to your survival.
Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
The goals are to decrease core symptoms, disability, and comorbidity and improve quality of life. Immediately after the trauma, patients should receive treatment individualized to their presenting symptoms (eg, nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic or short courses of CBT)
Treatment of Panic Disorders
The goals are complete resolution of panic attacks, marked reduction in anticipatory anxiety, elimination of phobic avoidance, and resumption of normal activities