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Anxiety disorders,
Obsessive-Obsessive
Compulsive and
Related disorders, and
Trauma and StressorStressorrelated Disorders
Heidi Combs, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Washington/HMC
Paul Zarkowski
Assistant Professor
Objectives
List
Anxiety disorders
Specific phobia
Social anxiety
disorder (SAD)
(SAD)
Panic disorder (PD)
Agoraphobia
Generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD)
Comorbid diagnoses
Once
Genetic Epidemiology of
Anxiety Disorders
There
Specific Phobia
Specific Phobia
Specific Phobia
Epidemiology
Etiology
Treatment
Systematic desensitization
SAD epidemiology
7%
of general population
of onset teens; more common in
women. Stein found half of SAD patients
had onset of sx by age 13 and 90% by age
23.
Causes significant disability
Increased depressive disorders
Age
Incidence of social anxiety disorders and the consistent risk for secondary depression in the first
three decades of life. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2007 Mar(4):221Mar(4):221-232
Blair K. Et al. Social Norm Processing in Adult Social Phobia: Atypical Increased Ventromedial Frontal cortex
Responsiveness to Unintentional (Embarassing) Transgressions. Am J Psychiatry 2010;167:15262010;167:1526-1532
Blair K. Et al. Social Norm Processing in Adult Soical Phobia: Atypical Increased Ventromedial Frontal cortex
Responsiveness to Unintentional (Embarrasing) Trasgressions. Am J Psychiatry 2010;167:15262010;167:1526-1532
Blair K. Et al. Social Norm Processing in Adult Soical Phobia: Atypical Increased Ventromedial Frontal cortex
Responsiveness to Unintentional (Embarrasing) Trasgressions. Am J Psychiatry 2010;167:15262010;167:1526-1532
Furmark T et al. Common changes in cerebral blood flow in patients with social phobia treated with
citalpram or cognitive behavior therapy. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2002; 59:42559:425-433
Panic Disorder
Social
Panic Disorder
Recurrent
Palpitations or rapid
heart rate
Sweating
Trembling or
shaking
Shortness of breath
Feeling of choking
Chest pain or
discomfort
Nausea
Chills or heat
sensations
Paresthesias
Feeling dizzy or faint
Derealization or
depersonalization
Fear of losing
control or going
crazy
Fear of dying
2-3%
20
20--25%
Drug/Alcohol
Genetics
Social learning
Cognitive theories
Neurobiology/condi
Neurobiology/
condi-tioned fear
Psychosocial stessors
Prior separation
anxiety
Treatment
Agoraphobia
See
Agoraphobia
Marked
Prevalence
Agoraphobia
2%
of the population
to males:2:1
Mean onset is 17 years
30% of persons with agoraphobia have
panic attacks or panic disorder
Confers higher risk of other anxiety
disorders, depressive and substancesubstance-use
disorders
Females
Causes
4-7% of general
population
Median onset=30
years but large range
Female:Male 2:1
GAD Treatment
GAD Comorbidity
90%
ObsessiveObsessiveCompulsive Disorder
Body Dysmorphic
Disorder
Hoarding Disorder
Trichotillomania
Excoriation Disorder
Medications
including buspirone,
benzodiazepines, antidepressants (SSRIs,
venlafaxine, imipramine)
Cognitive
Cognitive--behavioral therapy
DisorderDisorder- est. 2
2--6% F<M
Trichotillomania 1
1--2% F:M 10:1!
Excoriation Disorder 1.4% F>M
Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive
Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive
(OCD)
Obsessions or compulsions or both defined by:
OCD continued
Compulsions
as defined by:
OCD continued
The
OCD Epidemiology
2% of general
population
Mean onset 19.5
yyears, 25% start by
y
age 14! Males have
earlier onset than
females
Female: Male 1:1
OCD Comorbidities
Treatment
OCD Etiology
Genetics
Serotonergic
dysfunction
Cortico--striato
Cortico
striato-thalamo--cortical loop
thalamo
Autoimmune-Autoimmune
PANDAS
40
40--60%
treatment response
Serotonergic antidepressants
Behavior therapy
Adjunctive antipsychotics, psychosurgery
PANDAS penicillin, plasmapharesis, IV
immunoglobulin
Baxter L. et al. Caudate glucose metabolic rate changes with both drug and behavioral therapy for
obessive--compulsive disorder. Arch Gen Psych 1992;49:681
obessive
1992;49:681--689
Direct experiencing
g of traumatic event(s)
( )
Witnessed in person the events as it occurred
to others
Learning that the traumatic events occurred to
person close to them
Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure
to aversive details of trauma
PTSD continued
Presence of 1 or more
intrusive sx after the
event
Recurrent, involuntary
and intrusive memories of
event
Recurrent traumatrauma-related
nightmares
Dissociative reactions
Intense physiologic
distress at cue exposure
Marked physiological
reactivity at cue
exposure
Persistent avoidance by 1
or both:
Avoidance of distressing
memories, thoughts or
feelings of the event(s)
e ent(s)
Avoidance of external
reminders of that arouse
memories of event(s) e.g.
people, places, activities
Duration
PTSD Epidemiology
of general population
of trauma victims
30% of combat veterans
50
50--80% of sexual assault victims
Increased risk in women, younger people
Risk increases with dose
dose of trauma, lack
of social support, prepre-existing psychiatric
disorder
Comorbidities
7-9%
Depression
60
60--80%
Other
anxiety disorders
Substance use disorders
Somatization
Dissociative disorders
10
fear
Genetic/familial vulnerability
Stress
Stress--induced release
Autonomic
PTSD Treatment
Debriefing
Prazosin
at 1mg qhs X 3 nights then
increased by 1mg q 3 nights until
nightmares improve or patient develops
postural hypotension
hypotension. Some patients can
gain benefit a 1mg and some need
>10mgs!
Functional neuroimaging in
PTSD
Start
Increased
Similar
exposure as in PTSD
of >9 of 5 categories of
intrusion, negative mood, dissociation,
avoidance and arousal related to the
avoidance,
trauma.
Duration of disturbance is 3 days to 1
month after trauma
Causes significant impairment
Presence
Fani N. et al. Increased neural response to trauma scripts in posttraumatic stress disorder
following paroxetine treatment: A pilot study. Neurosci Letters 2011;491:1962011;491:196-201
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Treatment
Screening questions
How ever experienced a panic attack? (Panic)
Do you consider yourself a worrier? (GAD)
Have you ever had anything happen that still haunts
you? (PTSD)
Do you get thoughts stuck in your head that really bother
you or need to do things over and over like washing your
hands, checking things or count? (OCD)
When you are in a situation where people can observe
you do you feel nervous and worry that they will judge
you? (SAD)
Antidepresssants
Anxiolytics
Antipsychotics
Mood stabilizers
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy--
Cognitive Behavior
Therapy
Other options
Hydroxyzine
Hydroxyzine--
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Anticonvulsants
Valproic
Psychotherapy
Please
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Case 2
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