Pharmacotherapy of Social Phobia
Farmakoterapia sociálnej fóbie
V práci sa podávajú základné informácie o epidemiológii sociálnej fó-bie. Z nich vyplýva, že nezanedbateľná časť populácie, asi 4 - 16 %, trpí toutoporuchou. V ďalšej časti sa podáva základná informácia o biologickom poza-dí, na ktoré naväzuje aktuálne informácie o farmakoterapeutických možnos-tiach. Hlavný dôraz sa kladie na informácie o antidepresívach typuIMAO/RIMA a SSRI. Sú pripojené prehľadné tabuľky. Okrajove sa spomínajúbenzodiazepiny, tricyklické antidepresíva a iné psychofarmaká. Sú citovanéaj prvé práce o nefazodone a venlafaxine v tejto indikácii. V závere sa pre-zentuje prehľadná tabuľka o možnostiach liečby sociálnej fóbie a iných anxi-óznych porúch.
Klíčová slova:
sociálna fóbia, psychofarmakoterapia, antidepresívaIMAO/RIMA, SSRI.
Authors:
V. Novotný
Authors‘ workplace:
Psychiatrická klinika FN a LF UK Bratislava, prednosta prof. MUDr. I. Žucha, CSc.
Published in:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., , 1999, No. 8, pp. 544-551.
Category:
Overview
The author presents basic information on the epidemiology of social phobia.Apparently a not negligible part of the population, some 4 - 16%, suffer fromthis disorder. In the subsequent part the author submits basic informationon the biological background followed by up-to-date information on pharma-cotherapeutic possibilities. The main emphasis ins laid on information onantidepressants of the IMAO/RIMA type and SSRI. The text is supplementedby summarizing tables. The author mentions also benzodiazepines, tricyclicantidepressants and other psychopharmaceutical preparations. Initial workon nefazodone and venlafaxine in this indication is also quoted. In the con-clusion a table will be found summarizing therapeutic possibilities of socialphobia and other anxiety disorders.
Key words:
social phobia, psychopharmacotherapy, antidepressantsIMAO/RIMA, SSRI.
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