Anxiety

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Recommended Guideline: Canadian Psychiatric Association. (2006, July). Clinical practice guidelines:  Management of anxiety disorders. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51(Suppl 2).  Retrieved October 11, 2007 from: http://ww1.cpa-apc.org:8080/Publications/CJP/supplements/july2006/anxiety_guidelines_2006.pdf
EBM Guidelines. (2005). Anxiety disorder
Supplementary Document(s) EBM Guidelines. (2003). Preface: What is evidence-based medicine guidelines?
EBM Guidelines. (2005). Drug treatments of anxiety and related disorders.
Supplementary Document(s) EBM Guidelines. (2003). Preface: What is evidence-based medicine guidelines?
Work Group on ASD and PTSD & Steering Committee on Practice Guidelines. (2004, November). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines. Retrieved October 4, 2007 from: http://www.psych.org/psych_pract/treatg/pg/PTSD-PG-PartsA-B-C-New.pdf
Watkins, K.E., Hunter, S.B., Burnam, M.A., Pincus, H.A., &  Nicholson, G. (2005, August). Review of treatment recommendations for persons with a co-occurring affective or anxiety and substance use disorder. Psychiatric Services, 56(8), 913-926.
Baldwin, D.S., Anderson, A.M., Nutt, D.J., Bandelow, B., Bond, A., Davidson, J.R.T., et al. (2005). Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 19(6), 567-596.
EBM Guidelines. (2004, June). Panic disorder
Supplementary Document(s) EBM Guidelines. (2003). Preface: What is evidence-based medicine guidelines?
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. (2003). Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 641–656. Retrieved October 4, 2007 from: http://www.ranzcp.org/pdffiles/cpgs/Panic%20Disorder%20and%20Agoraphobia%20Clinician%20Full.pdf
Supplementary Document(s) Boyce, P., Ellis, P. & Penrose-Wall, J. (2003). Introduction to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines series. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 637–640.
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). (2004 December, amended April 2007). Anxiety (amended): management of anxiety (panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community care. Retrieved Oct 4, 2007 from: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG22/niceguidance/pdf/English
Supplementary Document(s) McIntosh, A., Cohen, A., Turnbull, N., Esmonde, L., Dennis P., Eatock, J., Feetam, C. et al. (2004). Anxiety: management of anxiety (panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalised anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community care. Clinical guidelines and evidence review. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).  Retrieved October 4, 2007 from: http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG22/?c=91523

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