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ArticleAlcohol research : current reviews2012

Anxiety and alcohol use disorders: comorbidity and treatment considerations.

Joshua P Smith, Carrie L Randall

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Article in Alcohol research : current reviews, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 129 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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129 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Pharmacotherapy for anxiety and comorbid alcohol use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Joshua P SmithDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Carrie L Randall

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The co-occurrence of anxiety disorders and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is relatively common and is associated with a complex clinical presentation. Sound diagnosis and treatment planning requires that clinicians have an integrated understanding of the developmental pathways and course of this comorbidity. Moreover, standard interventions for anxiety disorders or AUDs may need to be modified and combined in targeted ways to accommodate the unique needs of people who have both disorders. Optimal combination of evidence-based treatments should be based on a comparative balance that considers the advantages and disadvantages of sequential, parallel, and integrated approaches.

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Alcohol DeterrentsAlcohol-Related DisordersAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsAnxiety DisordersBenzodiazepinesCognitive Behavioral TherapyComorbidityHumansModels, PsychologicalObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPanic DisorderPhobic DisordersPrevalenceSelf MedicationSex FactorsAlcohol DeterrentsAnti-Anxiety AgentsAntidepressive AgentsBenzodiazepines

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PMID23584108
PMCPMC3860396

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