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Chronic anxiety

MedGen UID:
664148
•Concept ID:
C0581386
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
SNOMED CT: Chronic anxiety (191708009)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pathways towards the proliferation of avoidance in anxiety and implications for treatment.
Arnaudova I, Kindt M, Fanselow M, Beckers T
Behav Res Ther 2017 Sep;96:3-13. Epub 2017 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.04.004. PMID: 28457483
Anxiety and depression in rheumatologic diseases: the relevance of diagnosis and management.
Torta R, Pennazio F, Ieraci V
Reumatismo 2014 Jun 6;66(1):92-7. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2014.769. PMID: 24938201
Pharmacogenetics of anxiolytic drugs.
Tiwari AK, Souza RP, Müller DJ
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2009 Jun;116(6):667-77. Epub 2009 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00702-009-0229-6. PMID: 19434367

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Walking the Benzodiazepine High Wire.
Kroenke K, Hirschtritt ME
Psychiatr Serv 2023 Jan 1;74(1):73-75. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100671. PMID: 36321316
Benzodiazepines Remain Important Therapeutic Options in Psychiatric Practice.
Dubovsky SL, Marshall D
Psychother Psychosom 2022;91(5):307-334. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1159/000524400. PMID: 35504267
Anxiety in persons with visual impairment.
Binder KW, Wrzesińska MA, Kocur J
Psychiatr Pol 2020 Apr 30;54(2):279-288. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/85408. PMID: 32772060
Burning mouth syndrome.
Grushka M, Epstein JB, Gorsky M
Am Fam Physician 2002 Feb 15;65(4):615-20. PMID: 11871678
Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.
Anthony KK, Schanberg LE
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2001 Apr;3(2):165-71. doi: 10.1007/s11926-001-0012-7. PMID: 11286673

Diagnosis

Complex association between post-COVID-19 condition and anxiety and depression symptoms.
Tebeka S, Carcaillon-Bentata L, Decio V, Alleaume C, Beltzer N, Gallay A, Lemogne C, Pignon B, Makovski TT, Coste J
Eur Psychiatry 2023 Dec 13;67(1):e1. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2473. PMID: 38088068Free PMC Article
Anxiety in persons with visual impairment.
Binder KW, Wrzesińska MA, Kocur J
Psychiatr Pol 2020 Apr 30;54(2):279-288. doi: 10.12740/PP/OnlineFirst/85408. PMID: 32772060
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)--A novel member of the autoimmune family.
Dahan S, Tomljenovic L, Shoenfeld Y
Lupus 2016 Apr;25(4):339-42. Epub 2016 Feb 3 doi: 10.1177/0961203316629558. PMID: 26846691
Social anxiety disorder and stuttering: current status and future directions.
Iverach L, Rapee RM
J Fluency Disord 2014 Jun;40:69-82. Epub 2013 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2013.08.003. PMID: 24929468
Passiflora for anxiety disorder.
Miyasaka LS, Atallah AN, Soares BG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD004518. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004518.pub2. PMID: 17253512

Therapy

Walking the Benzodiazepine High Wire.
Kroenke K, Hirschtritt ME
Psychiatr Serv 2023 Jan 1;74(1):73-75. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100671. PMID: 36321316
Benzodiazepines Remain Important Therapeutic Options in Psychiatric Practice.
Dubovsky SL, Marshall D
Psychother Psychosom 2022;91(5):307-334. Epub 2022 May 3 doi: 10.1159/000524400. PMID: 35504267
Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the clinical research.
Amorim D, Amado J, Brito I, Fiuza SM, Amorim N, Costeira C, Machado J
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2018 May;31:31-37. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.01.008. PMID: 29705474
Passiflora for anxiety disorder.
Miyasaka LS, Atallah AN, Soares BG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD004518. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004518.pub2. PMID: 17253512
Buspirone in clinical practice.
Rickels K
J Clin Psychiatry 1990 Sep;51 Suppl:51-4. PMID: 2211569

Prognosis

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with COPD: A network analysis.
Yohannes AM, Murri MB, Hanania NA, Regan EA, Iyer A, Bhatt SP, Kim V, Kinney GL, Wise RA, Eakin MN, Hoth KF; COPDGene Investigators
Respir Med 2022 Jul;198:106865. Epub 2022 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106865. PMID: 35576775Free PMC Article
Social anxiety disorder and stuttering: current status and future directions.
Iverach L, Rapee RM
J Fluency Disord 2014 Jun;40:69-82. Epub 2013 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2013.08.003. PMID: 24929468
Pharmacogenetics of anxiolytic drugs.
Tiwari AK, Souza RP, Müller DJ
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2009 Jun;116(6):667-77. Epub 2009 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s00702-009-0229-6. PMID: 19434367
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroendocrine factors and stress.
Tsigos C, Chrousos GP
J Psychosom Res 2002 Oct;53(4):865-71. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00429-4. PMID: 12377295
Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.
Anthony KK, Schanberg LE
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2001 Apr;3(2):165-71. doi: 10.1007/s11926-001-0012-7. PMID: 11286673

Clinical prediction guides

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)--A novel member of the autoimmune family.
Dahan S, Tomljenovic L, Shoenfeld Y
Lupus 2016 Apr;25(4):339-42. Epub 2016 Feb 3 doi: 10.1177/0961203316629558. PMID: 26846691
Social anxiety disorder and stuttering: current status and future directions.
Iverach L, Rapee RM
J Fluency Disord 2014 Jun;40:69-82. Epub 2013 Sep 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2013.08.003. PMID: 24929468
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroendocrine factors and stress.
Tsigos C, Chrousos GP
J Psychosom Res 2002 Oct;53(4):865-71. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00429-4. PMID: 12377295
Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome.
Anthony KK, Schanberg LE
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2001 Apr;3(2):165-71. doi: 10.1007/s11926-001-0012-7. PMID: 11286673
Buspirone in clinical practice.
Rickels K
J Clin Psychiatry 1990 Sep;51 Suppl:51-4. PMID: 2211569

Recent systematic reviews

Interventions to reduce adult state anxiety, dental trait anxiety, and dental phobia: A systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.
Steenen SA, Linke F, van Westrhenen R, de Jongh A
J Anxiety Disord 2024 Jul;105:102891. Epub 2024 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102891. PMID: 38945067
Acupuncture and electroacupuncture for anxiety disorders: A systematic review of the clinical research.
Amorim D, Amado J, Brito I, Fiuza SM, Amorim N, Costeira C, Machado J
Complement Ther Clin Pract 2018 May;31:31-37. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.01.008. PMID: 29705474
Psychological treatments versus treatment as usual for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Gava I, Barbui C, Aguglia E, Carlino D, Churchill R, De Vanna M, McGuire HF
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD005333. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005333.pub2. PMID: 17443583
Passiflora for anxiety disorder.
Miyasaka LS, Atallah AN, Soares BG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD004518. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004518.pub2. PMID: 17253512
Valerian for anxiety disorders.
Miyasaka LS, Atallah AN, Soares BG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Oct 18;(4):CD004515. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004515.pub2. PMID: 17054208

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