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Table 1 The treatment preferences of GPs for anxiety disorders

From: Recognizing and managing anxiety disorders in primary health care in Turkey

 

Social Phobia

% (n)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

% (n)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

% (n)

No prescription

33.3 (85)

27.8 (71)

37.6 (96)

   Psychotherapeutic support and/or watchful waiting

18.8 (16)

2.8 (2)

2.1 (2)

   Referral to a psychiatrist

69.4 (59)

81.7 (58)

81.3(78)

   Psychotherapy

11.8 (10)

15.5 (11)

16.7 (16)

Prescription

66.7 (170)

72.2 (184)

62.4 (159)

Prescribed drugs*

   
 

% (na)

% (nb)

% (nc)

   SSRI

43.5 (97)

48.8 (140)

62.5 (120)

   Benzodiazepines

8.5 (19)

23.3 (67)

6.3 (12)

   TCA

7.6 (17)

6.3 (18)

25.5 (49)

   MAO inhibitors

21.5 (48)

1.0 (3)

0.5 (1)

   B blocker

6.7 (15)

4.9 (14)

0.0 (0)

   SNRI

2.2 (5)

3.1 (9)

2.1 (4)

   Antipsychotic

0.0 (0)

2.4 (7)

0.5 (1)

   Others

9.9 (22)

10.1 (29)

2.6 (5)

  1. Number of drugs prescribed: a n = 223. b n = 287.c n = 192.
  2. * More than one drug is prescribed