Explain the diagnostic criteria for Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition.
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An Overview of Anxiety Disorder Due to another Medical Condition
Explain the difference between an adjustment disorder and Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition. Provide examples to illustrate your rationale.
Explain the diagnostic criteria for Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition.
Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition. Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resource.
Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and Related Disorders
Week 6 Discussion: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders due to another Medical Condition
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An Overview of Anxiety Disorder Due to another Medical Condition
Explain the difference between an adjustment disorder and Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition. Provide examples to illustrate your rationale.
Explain the diagnostic criteria for Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition.
Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition. Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resource.
Learning Resources
Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
- Chapter 9, “Anxiety Disorders” (pp. 387–417)
- Chapter 11, “Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders” (pp. 437–451)
Gabbard, G. O. (2014). Gabbard’s treatment of psychiatric disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publications.
- Chapter 16, “Panic Disorder”
- Chapter 18, “Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)”
- Chapter 19, “Generalized Anxiety Disorder”
- Chapter 20, “Specific Phobia”
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
- “Anxiety Disorders”
- “Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders”
Stahl, S. M. (2014). Prescriber’s Guide: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through the Walden Library using the link below. This link will take you to a login page for the Walden Library. Once you log in to the library, the Stahl website will appear. http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=http://stahlonline.cambridge.org/
To access information on specific medications, click on The Prescriber’s Guide, 5th Ed. tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.
| Anxiety | Generalized anxiety disorder | Panic disorder | |
| alprazolam amitriptyline amoxapine buspirone chlordiazepoxide citalopram clomipramine clonazepam clonidine clorazepate cyamemazine desipramine diazepam dothiepin doxepin duloxetine escitalopram fluoxetine fluvoxamine gabapentin (adjunct) hydroxyzine imipramine isocarboxazid lofepramine |
loflazepate lorazepam maprotiline mianserin mirtazapine moclobemide nefazodone nortriptyline oxazepam paroxetine phenelzine pregabalin reboxetine sertraline tiagabine tianeptine tranylcypromine trazodone trifluoperazine trimipramine venlafaxine vilazodone |
alprazolam citalopram desvenlafaxine duloxetine escitalopram fluoxetine fluvoxamine mirtazapine paroxetine pregabalin sertraline tiagabine (adjunct) venlafaxine |
alprazolam citalopram clonazepam desvenlafaxine escitalopram fluoxetine fluvoxamine isocarboxazid lorazepam mirtazapine nefazodone paroxetine phenelzine pregabalin reboxetine sertraline tranylcypromine venlafaxine |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | Reversal of benzodiazepine effects | Social anxiety disorder |
| citalopram clonidine desvenlafaxine escitalopram fluoxetine fluvoxamine mirtazapine nefazodone paroxetine prazosin (nightmares) propranolol (prophylactic) sertraline venlafaxine |
flumazenil | citalopram clonidine desvenlafaxine escitalopram fluoxetine fluvoxamine isocarboxazid moclobemide paroxetine phenelzine pregabalin sertraline tranylcypromine venlafaxine |
Maples-Keller, J. L., Price, M., Rauch, S., Gerardi, M., & Rothbaum, B. O. (2017). Investigating relationships between PTSD symptom clusters within virtual reality exposure therapy for OEF/OIF veterans. Behavior Therapy, 48(2), 147–155. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.02.011
Hayes, J. P., Logue, M. W., Reagan, A., Salat, D., Wolf, E. J., Sadeh, N., & … Miller, M. W. (2017). COMT Val158Met polymorphism moderates the association between PTSD symptom severity and hippocampal volume. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience: JPN, 42(2), 95–102. doi:10.1503/jpn.150339
Quinn, B. L., & Peters, A. (2017). Strategies to reduce nursing student test anxiety: A literature review. Journal of Nursing Education, 56(3), 145–151. doi:10.3928/01484834-20170222-05
Required Media
Wolpe, J. (Producer). (n.d.). Joseph Wolpe on systematic desensitization [Video file]. Mill Valley, CA: Psychotherapy.net
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 59 minutes. You will access this video from the Walden Library databases
Acosta, M. C., Possemato, K., Maisto, S. A., Marsch, L. A., Barrie, K., Lantinga, L., . . . Rosenblum, A. (2017). Web-delivered CBT reduces heavy drinking in OEF-OIF veterans in primary care with symptomatic substance use and PTSD. Behavior Therapy, 48(2), 262-–276. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2016.09.001
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA). (2014). TIP 57: Trauma-informed care in behavioral health services. Retrieved from: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/TIP-57-Trauma-Informed-Care-in-Behavioral-Health-Services/SMA14-4816
Note: This document is available as a free download.
