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Overview
An overview of pharmacological options for those members of the healthcare team that may treat anxiety disorders.Goals and Learning Outcomes
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders and are underdiagnosed and undertreated (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2021). Anxiety is an adaptive response during stressful situations and helps prepare an individual to react to environmental changes. When the symptoms of anxiety become persistent and debilitating, or occur frequently in the absence of stimuli, an anxiety disorder may be present (APA, 2021). In these cases, the symptoms are severe and impair daily living. There are a wide variety of anxiety disorders, with varying reports of prevalence. Estimates of prevalence range between 15.6 to 19.1% of adults in the U.S. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020; National Institutes of Mental Health [NIMH], n.d.).
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of pharmacological options for those members of the healthcare team that may treat anxiety disorders.
- Identify two medications used as first-line therapy and two second-line or alternative drugs for anxiety disorders.
- Discuss two classes of drugs used to treat anxiety and their mechanisms of action.
- Recall three warnings, precautions, and adverse effects of drugs used to treat anxiety.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2023
Course Expiration Date : 12/31/2026
REL-ACU-0-PAXD
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.