Until recently, the anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines were the primary medications for anxiety. Increasingly, antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are being used as the initial treatment. They are proving to be effective, nonaddictive, and to have relatively minor side effects.
Many standard antidepressants take 2 - 4 weeks, and sometimes up to 12 weeks, before they are fully effective. People who take them may also experience a t...
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests a combination of behavioral therapy and drug therapy may be best for children with anxiety disorders. In... Read summary »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study from Columbia University looked at... Read summary »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's clear people react differently to the same trauma. Some people just have a bad memory and others suffer from posttraumatic... Read summary »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's estimated 15 million children have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about one quarter of them are getting... Read summary »
SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Shawn Mowad's garage is full of clothes, boxes and papers piled high. In her living room, most of the clutter... Read summary »