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DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-825277
Naturalistic follow-up study of pharmacologic treated patients with anxiety disorders
Methods:
From 480 Patient, who were treated psychopharmacollogically between 1992 and 1998 in our anxiety outpatient unit, we examined a representative sample of 86 patients .
We studied the efficacy of this treatment with HAMA, CGI, CGI improvement and with the new patient questionaire DANDTE for measurement depressive and anxious symptoms.
Results:
The middle of the katamnestic period was 33 months, 51,3% felt healthy in this period
We were able to establish four prognostic factors: HAMA (0,005) and CGI improvement (0,039)
at the end of the acute treatment and duration of illness (0,041) .
Summary:
This study demonstrates, that patients with severe anxiety disorders can be treated very effectively
through a purely pharmacological treatrment and also have a good prognoses.