The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice

Objective: to discuss problems of diagnostics and psychopharmacotherapy of associated depressive disorders and anxiety circle disorders.Material and methods. The article is an analysis of a clinical case with the use of clinical and catamnestic method.Results. Diagnostics of Generalized Anxiety Diso...

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Main Authors: N. N. Petrova, K. S. Savickaya
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Language:Russian
Published: Federal State Budget Scientific Institution National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation 2021-04-01
Series:Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева
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Online Access:https://www.bekhterevreview.com/jour/article/view/541
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description Objective: to discuss problems of diagnostics and psychopharmacotherapy of associated depressive disorders and anxiety circle disorders.Material and methods. The article is an analysis of a clinical case with the use of clinical and catamnestic method.Results. Diagnostics of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, issues of its comorbidity with other mental disorders including anxiety and depressive disorders are discussed. The principles of panic disorder diagnosis are analyzed. Diagnostic criteria of associated anxiety and depression in ICD-10, DSM-5 and ICD-11 are considered. Modern approaches to the choice of therapeutic tactics in comorbidal anxiety and depression are given. The analysis of the patient’s treatment is carried out with the justification of the choice of drugs. The possibilities of combined therapy of associated anxiety and depression disorders using vortioxetine are demonstrated. Achievement of qualitative remission of mental disorder without residual symptomatology and full restoration of social functioning of the patient with associated depressive and anxious disorders is shown.Conclusion. The clinical case demonstrates a characteristic chronic fluctuating course of GTR both in combination with different depths of depression and with other anxiety disorders (panic attacks). Diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic possibilities of a patient with double diagnosis: Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depressive Episode have been analyzed.
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spelling doaj-art-37b2d6c9abfb440dbd86f68a286a10142025-08-20T03:42:06ZrusFederal State Budget Scientific Institution National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationОбозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева2313-70532713-055X2021-04-0155110211210.31363/2313-7053-2021-1-102-112390The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practiceN. N. Petrova0K. S. Savickaya1Saint-Petersburg UniversityPeoples’ Friendship University of RussiaObjective: to discuss problems of diagnostics and psychopharmacotherapy of associated depressive disorders and anxiety circle disorders.Material and methods. The article is an analysis of a clinical case with the use of clinical and catamnestic method.Results. Diagnostics of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, issues of its comorbidity with other mental disorders including anxiety and depressive disorders are discussed. The principles of panic disorder diagnosis are analyzed. Diagnostic criteria of associated anxiety and depression in ICD-10, DSM-5 and ICD-11 are considered. Modern approaches to the choice of therapeutic tactics in comorbidal anxiety and depression are given. The analysis of the patient’s treatment is carried out with the justification of the choice of drugs. The possibilities of combined therapy of associated anxiety and depression disorders using vortioxetine are demonstrated. Achievement of qualitative remission of mental disorder without residual symptomatology and full restoration of social functioning of the patient with associated depressive and anxious disorders is shown.Conclusion. The clinical case demonstrates a characteristic chronic fluctuating course of GTR both in combination with different depths of depression and with other anxiety disorders (panic attacks). Diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic possibilities of a patient with double diagnosis: Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depressive Episode have been analyzed.https://www.bekhterevreview.com/jour/article/view/541anxiety spectrum disordersdepressioncomorbiditydiagnosistherapy
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The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
Обозрение психиатрии и медицинской психологии имени В.М. Бехтерева
anxiety spectrum disorders
depression
comorbidity
diagnosis
therapy
title The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
title_full The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
title_fullStr The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
title_full_unstemmed The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
title_short The diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
title_sort diagnosis and therapy of comorbid anxiety and depression disorders in clinical practice
topic anxiety spectrum disorders
depression
comorbidity
diagnosis
therapy
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