Clinical guidelines for the evaluation and management of common anxiety disorders, panic disorder and guidelines for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Anxiety, Phobias and Panic Disorder Guidelines is updated annually and contains extensive references and resources that follow each of the three guidelines.

Table of Contents

• Anxiety, Phobias & Panic Disorders Guidelines
  • Introduction
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Other anxiety disorders, coexisting conditions
  • Treatment
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Anxiety disorders of childhood or adolescence
  • Medication useful for generalized anxiety, phobias and panic disorders
  • Drug therapy options useful for anxiety and/or depression
  • Anxiety and panic disorder group: Is this group for you? (patient brochure)
  • Anxiety/depression group for adolescents
  • Anxiety disorders NIMH educational brochure
  • Diagnostic evaluation of conditions in this guideline
  • References
  • Resources
  • Web Sites/links
  • Disorders Included in the Anxiety, Phobias and Panic Disorders Guidelines:
    • Panic disorder without agoraphobia
    • Generalized anxiety disorder
    • Panic disorder with agoraphobia
    • Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
    • Social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
    • Separation anxiety disorder of childhood or adolescence

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Guideline
  • Introduction
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Treatment options
  • Inpatient treatment
  • References/Recommended Reading
  • PTSD web links
  • PTSD Notes

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Guidelines
• Introduction
• Obsessions
• Compulsions
• General screening questions for OCD
• OCD symptom checklist
• Treatment
• Antidepressant therapy
• Inpatient mental health services for OCD
• Questions to ask when OCD is suspected
• References
• Resources
• Organizations providing supportive services
• Web sites pertaining to OCD

These clinical behavioral health guidelines are chapters from the current manual titled Disease State Management Strategies II. Behavioral Health