A Guide To What Works For Anxiety Disorders - Mental Health First Aid

A summary of what works for anxiety disordersGeneralised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)Medical InterventionsAnti-anxiety drugs (short-term use – up to four weeks)Anti-convulsant drugsAntidepressant drugsAntipsychotic drugsAzapirone drugsPsychological and Counselling InterventionsCognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic psychotherapyComplementary and Lifestyle InterventionsAcupunctureRelaxation trainingYogaPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Medical InterventionsAntidepressant drugsTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)Psychological and Counselling InterventionsBehaviour Therapy (aka ‘exposure therapy’)Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)Complementary and Lifestyle InterventionsComputer–aided psychological therapyRelaxation trainingSocial PhobiaMedical InterventionsAnti-anxiety drugs (short-term use – up to four weeks)Anti-convulsant drugsAntidepressant drugsPsychological and Counselling InterventionsBehaviour Therapy (aka ‘exposure therapy’)Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)Complementary and Lifestyle InterventionsBibliotherapyComputer–aided psychological therapyRelaxation trainingPanic Disorder and AgoraphobiaMedical InterventionsAnti-anxiety drugs (short-term use – up to four weeks)Antidepressant drugsPsychological and Counselling InterventionsBehaviour Therapy (aka ‘exposure therapy’)Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic psychotherapyComplementary and Lifestyle InterventionsBibliotherapyComputer–aided psychological therapyRelaxation trainingSpecific PhobiasPsychological and Counselling InterventionsApplied muscle tension (for blood and injury phobia)Behaviour Therapy (aka ‘exposure therapy’)Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)Complementary and Lifestyle InterventionsBibliotherapyComputer–aided psychological therapyRelaxation trainingObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Medical InterventionsAntidepressant drugsPsychological and Counselling InterventionsBehaviour Therapy (aka ‘exposure therapy’)Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)www.beyondblue.org.au beyondblue info line 1300 22 4636www.beyondblue.org.au beyondblue info line 1300 22 4636