Prescribing and Pharmacology of Controlled Drugs: Critical Issues ...
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Alternatives to BZDs<br />
• SSRIs: first line medications for anxiety disorders<br />
• SNRIs: venlafaxine<br />
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:<br />
- challenge distorted thinking patterns<br />
- teach coping skills<br />
• Relaxation techniques/other techniques to<br />
- combat panic attacks without popping a pill<br />
- help patients gain self confidence in their ability<br />
to control anxiety <strong>and</strong> panic symptoms<br />
• In vivo Exposure – graduated desensitization
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