The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

A Scandalous History of Anxiety

11.04.2019 - By Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat PodcastPlay

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Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) an anxious temperament, a symptom of another disorder, or a valid disorder on its own? In Part One of our November series on anxiety, we trace the history of GAD from Sigmund Freud to DSM-5.  With over two dozen choices, it isn't easy to pick a medication for GAD. The forthcoming issue of The Carlat Psychiatry Report includes a research update of a network meta-analysis sought to answer this question.

Date published: 10/4/19

Duration: 18 minutes, 16 seconds

Articles Referenced: "Pharmacology for GAD: Complex Choices," The Carlat Psychiatry Report, November/December 2019 (forthcoming)

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