• DOI:10.3109/15622970209150621
Corpus ID: 922780

World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders

@article{Bandelow2002WorldFO,
  title={World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders},
  author={B. Bandelow and J. Zohar and E. Hollander and S. Kasper and H. M{\"o}ller and WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Anxie},
  journal={The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry},
  year={2002},
  volume={3},
  pages={171 - 199}
}

• B. Bandelow, J. Zohar, +3 authors WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Anxie
• Published 2002
• Medicine
• The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Summary In this report, recommendations for the pharmacological treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders are presented, based on available randomized, placebo-or comparator-controlled clinical studies. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the first-line treatment for panic disorder. Tri2-cyclk antidepressants (TCAs) are equally effective, but they are less well tolerated than the SSRIs. In treatment-resistant cases, benzodiazepines like alprazolam may be used when… Expand

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