Diamond E L, Grauer K
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
Am Fam Physician. 1987 Dec;36(6):167-73.
The spectrum ranges from fearful concerns about illness to clinical anxiety disorders, such as phobias, panic attacks, generalized anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder. Anxiety and fear are often associated with hospitalization, heart disease, insomnia, and somatopsychic syndromes. Determining the cause of the anxiety may help the physician plan the treatment approach. In selected cases, benzodiazepines are useful adjuncts to therapy.
其范围涵盖从对疾病的恐惧担忧到临床焦虑症，如恐惧症、惊恐发作、广泛性焦虑、创伤后应激障碍和适应障碍。焦虑和恐惧常与住院、心脏病、失眠及身心综合征相关。确定焦虑的原因可能有助于医生规划治疗方案。在某些特定病例中，苯二氮䓬类药物是治疗的有用辅助药物。
