ISBP General Anxiety

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assesment – 7 (GAD-7)

• Clinitian rated

• Self-Rated

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assesment – 7 (GAD-7)

further evaluation recommended when score is ____

• greater or equal to 10

• greater or equal to 15

• 5 or more

• 20 or more

General anxiety disorder

First line therapy

SSRI's can

• be dosed once daily

• not be dosed once daily

___________ (SNRI) is FDA approved for GAD (generalized anxiety disorder).

this SNRI has benefit for psychological symptoms (worry)

___________ (SNRI) is FDA approved for GAD (generalized anxiety disorder).

besides Venlafaxine there is the SNRI?

Imipramine and trazodone are more effective than placebo, but are not first line due to poor tolerability and severe adverse reactions

• True

• False

_________ can be used in GAD and GAD with major depression

• Mirtazapine

• Trazodone

• Imipramine

• Bupropion

Initial pharmacotherapy with an SSRI or SNRI _____ lead to remission for many patients with GAD

• will not

• will

Benzodiazepines (BZD) are effective in the ______ treatment of GAD and provide rapid relief of anxiety symptoms

• Acute

• chronic