Anxiety

Question 1

Name given to drugs used to treat anxiety?

Answer 1

Anxiolytics

Question 2

What are the names of the 2 groups of anxiolytics which work by potentiating GABAa Rs?

Answer 2

1) Benzodiazepines

2) Barbiturates

Question 3

What are other treatments of anxiety?

Answer 3

Beta blockers
Buspirone
Antidepressants

Question 4

What other common condition are benzodiazepines used to treat?

Answer 4

Chronic insomnia

Question 5

What are alternative treatments for insomnia, aside from benzodiazepines?

Answer 5

Tricyclic antidepressants
Antihistamines
Melatonin receptor agonists

Question 6

How may OCD be treated?

Answer 6

Antidepressants

Question 7

For which types of anxiety disorder are benzodiazepines not effective?

Answer 7

Panic disorder

Phobias

Question 8

Which type of anxiety disorder are benzodiazepines particularly useful?

Answer 8

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Question 9

For which aspects of anxiety are beta blockers effective in treating?

Answer 9

Physiological symptoms i.e. somatic anxiety