The Place of Antipsychotics in the Therapy of Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2017 Nov 7;19(12):103. doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0847-x.
The Place of Antipsychotics in the Therapy of Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders.

Pignon B1,2,3,4,5, Tezenas du Montcel C6, Carton L7,8, Pelissolo A6,9,10,11.
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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:

The purpose of this review was to assess and present the findings up to this date on the efficacy of antipsychotics in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorders (GAD), social anxiety disorders (SAD), panic disorders (PD), and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD), mostly based on published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or on open-label studies when RCT were lacking.

RECENT FINDINGS:

Quetiapine