Tricyclic therapy of the DSM-III anxiety disorders: A review with implications for further research
Existing data suggests dramatic efficacy for all tested tricyclics in disorders involving spontaneous panic attacks; moderate efficacy for clomipramine but not other tricyclics in obsessive-compulsive patients; possible, but as yet not well established, tricyclic efficacy in generalized anxiety; and...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of psychiatric research 1988, Vol.22, p.7-31 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Existing data suggests dramatic efficacy for all tested tricyclics in disorders involving spontaneous panic attacks; moderate efficacy for clomipramine but not other tricyclics in obsessive-compulsive patients; possible, but as yet not well established, tricyclic efficacy in generalized anxiety; and lack of efficacy in simple phobias. Further studies in all DSM-III Anxiety Disorders are both warranted and required to answer the nonological, pathophysiological and treatment questions raised by these findings. |
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ISSN: | 0022-3956 1879-1379 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0022-3956(88)90067-2 |