Anxiety
- Conduct a patient centered interview
- To elicit the common symptoms associated with anxiety as per the most current DSM criteria
- To elicit the contextual and other factors contributing to the anxiety symptoms and probe for/describe impact of anxiety on patient’s function.
- To differentiate between situational anxiety and anxiety disorders e.g. GAD, OCD, phobias, PTSD
- To develop a differential diagnosis for anxiety symptoms or conditions that may present with anxiety
- Identify high risk groups and risk factors for anxiety disorders
- Propose non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management options for patients with anxiety, including therapy choices, drug classes, common side effects and timeline for efficacy
- Identify locally available resources that can provide support or help with ongoing management of this chronic condition.
Core Resources
Anxiety One Pager.pdf
‘Tam M, Creek K. Anxiety One-Page Primer. DFCM Open. 2013. Avaialble at: hyyps://dfcmopen.com. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Locke AB, Kirst N, Shultz CG. Diagnosis and management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults. Am Fam Physician. 2015;91(9):617-624. doi: d11959 [pii].
Youth Mental Health Anxiety and Depression
Centre for Effective Practice. Youth Mental Health: Anxiety and Depression. Published June 2017.
Supplemental Resources
Quick-Reference-Psychiatric-Medications-2016.pdf
Preston J. Psy.D and P.A. Distributors. Quick Reference to Psychiatric Medications®. 2015. Available at: http://psyd-fx.com/
Optimizing Care to Improve Outcomes
Stein MB, Craske MG. Treating Anxiety in 2017Optimizing Care to Improve Outcomes. JAMA.2017;318(3):235–236. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.6996