Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2009
A 34-year-old female patient has been suffering from anxious depression accompanied by panic attacks for 2 years. She has been a patient of a psychotherapist. Treatment resulted in incomplete remission. The patient had to break off psychotherapy because of moving to a new place of residence. Soon after this her condition grew significantly worse, she was almost permanently anxious, panic attacks turned up 5-6 times a day and were accompanied by palpitation, dyspnea, cold sweat, thanatophobia. What drug group is the most appropriate for medicamental therapy?
Answer options
- Lithium drugs
- Sedative neuroleptics
- Cardiotonics, respiratory analeptics
- Antidepressants
- Antipsychotic neuroleptics
Correct answer
Antidepressants
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