Sarah K. Rivelli, MD, FACP, FAPA. System Director, Consult Liaison, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Carilion Clinic. Chris Aiken, MD. Editor-in-Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report; Assistant Professor, NYU Langone Department of Psychiatry; practicing psychiatrist, Winston-Salem, NC.
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When it comes to anxiety disorders, first-line options are more or less the same: SSRIs, SNRIs, and psychotherapy. But when those don’t work, a broader array of options opens up, and the choice is different for each disorder.