Chapter 37- Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety Disorder

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Describe pathophysiologic findings in generalized anxiety, panic, and phobic disorder patients.
2. List common presenting symptoms of generalized anxiety, panic, and phobic disorders.
3. Identify the desired therapeutic outcomes for patients with generalized anxiety, panic, and phobic disorders.
4. Discuss appropriate lifestyle modifications and over-the-counter medication use.
5. Recommend psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy interventions for patients with generalized anxiety, panic, and phobic disorders.
6. Develop a monitoring plan for anxiety patients placed on specific medications.
7. Educate patients about their disease state and appropriate lifestyle modifications, as well as psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for effective treatment.

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