Phobias-Management Pharmacotherapy – BDZs, SSRIs Psychotherapy – Behavior therapy is the most effective Systematic Desensitization – [Exposure / Relaxation] Best Evidence in T/T of Phobias Therapeutic graded exposure [Exposure and response prevention] Flooding [Implosion]- Exposed in Most severe form Modeling [Participant modeling]- Therapist himself makes contact with phobic stimulus Social Anxiety Disorder [Social Phobia]: Fear […]
OCD-Management & prognosis Management: Pharmacotherapy: First Line – SSRIs and Clomipramine [adverse side effect profile] If first line fails then antipsychotics [Haloperidol, quetiapine, risperidone, olanzapine] Other Drugs [Venlafaxine, Lithium, valproate and carbamazepine] Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavior therapy [Exposure & Response prevention] Desensitization, thought stopping, flooding and aversive conditioning Other T/T modalities – ECT, Psychosurgery [Cingulotomy,
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Management of depression Pharmacotherapy Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs) SSRIs SNRIs Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors Atypical Antidepressants Psychotherapy Cognitive Behavior Therapy Interpersonal Therapy Behavior Therapy Somatic Therapy ECT Trans cranial magnetic stimulation Vagal Nerve stimulation Deep brain stimulation Sleep deprivation Phototherapy
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