Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network
Objective: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in the United States, and if untreated, result in a number of negative outcomes. This study aimed to investigate psychiatrists' current treatment practices for patients with anxiety disorders in the United States. Methods: Psychiatrist-reported...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2013-06-01
|
Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000200136&lng=en&tlng=en |
id |
doaj-154ebc8f364a40f6b539cca49b2ac164 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-154ebc8f364a40f6b539cca49b2ac1642020-11-25T02:37:01ZengAssociação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry1809-452X2013-06-0135213614110.1590/1516-4446-2012-0978S1516-44462013000200136Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research NetworkKatherine SorsdahlCarlos BlancoDonald S. RaeHarold PincusWilliam E. NarrowSharain SulimanDan J. SteinObjective: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in the United States, and if untreated, result in a number of negative outcomes. This study aimed to investigate psychiatrists' current treatment practices for patients with anxiety disorders in the United States. Methods: Psychiatrist-reported data from the 1997 and 1999 American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education Practice Research Network (PRN) Study of Psychiatric Patients and Treatments (SPPT) were examined, focusing on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders. Information related to diagnostic and clinical features and treatments provided were obtained. Results: Anxiety disorders remain underdiagnosed and undertreated, since only 11.4% of the sample received a principal diagnosis of an anxiety disorder in a real world setting. Posttraumatic stress disorder was associated with particularly high comorbidity and disability, and social anxiety disorder was relatively rarely diagnosed and treated. Although combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy was commonly used to treat anxiety disorders, anxiolytics were more commonly prescribed than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Conclusions: These data provide a picture of diagnosis and practice patterns across a range of psychiatric settings and suggest that anxiety disorders, despite being among the most prevalent of psychiatric disorders remain underdiagnosed and undertreated particularly in respect of the use of psychotherapeutic interventions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000200136&lng=en&tlng=enAnxiety disorderstreatment settingtreatment characteristics |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Katherine Sorsdahl Carlos Blanco Donald S. Rae Harold Pincus William E. Narrow Sharain Suliman Dan J. Stein |
spellingShingle |
Katherine Sorsdahl Carlos Blanco Donald S. Rae Harold Pincus William E. Narrow Sharain Suliman Dan J. Stein Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry Anxiety disorders treatment setting treatment characteristics |
author_facet |
Katherine Sorsdahl Carlos Blanco Donald S. Rae Harold Pincus William E. Narrow Sharain Suliman Dan J. Stein |
author_sort |
Katherine Sorsdahl |
title |
Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network |
title_short |
Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network |
title_full |
Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network |
title_fullStr |
Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network |
title_full_unstemmed |
Treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the American Psychiatric Practice Research Network |
title_sort |
treatment of anxiety disorders by psychiatrists from the american psychiatric practice research network |
publisher |
Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) |
series |
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
issn |
1809-452X |
publishDate |
2013-06-01 |
description |
Objective: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in the United States, and if untreated, result in a number of negative outcomes. This study aimed to investigate psychiatrists' current treatment practices for patients with anxiety disorders in the United States. Methods: Psychiatrist-reported data from the 1997 and 1999 American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education Practice Research Network (PRN) Study of Psychiatric Patients and Treatments (SPPT) were examined, focusing on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders. Information related to diagnostic and clinical features and treatments provided were obtained. Results: Anxiety disorders remain underdiagnosed and undertreated, since only 11.4% of the sample received a principal diagnosis of an anxiety disorder in a real world setting. Posttraumatic stress disorder was associated with particularly high comorbidity and disability, and social anxiety disorder was relatively rarely diagnosed and treated. Although combined pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy was commonly used to treat anxiety disorders, anxiolytics were more commonly prescribed than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Conclusions: These data provide a picture of diagnosis and practice patterns across a range of psychiatric settings and suggest that anxiety disorders, despite being among the most prevalent of psychiatric disorders remain underdiagnosed and undertreated particularly in respect of the use of psychotherapeutic interventions. |
topic |
Anxiety disorders treatment setting treatment characteristics |
url |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462013000200136&lng=en&tlng=en |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT katherinesorsdahl treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork AT carlosblanco treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork AT donaldsrae treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork AT haroldpincus treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork AT williamenarrow treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork AT sharainsuliman treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork AT danjstein treatmentofanxietydisordersbypsychiatristsfromtheamericanpsychiatricpracticeresearchnetwork |
_version_ |
1724797303114432512 |