Consilium Medicum (May 2024)

A visit of an anxious patient: A review

  • Elena S. Akarachkova,
  • Lidiia R. Kadyrova,
  • Leonid V. Klimov,
  • Artem A. Kondrashov,
  • Olga V. Kotova,
  • Dzhinna I. Lebedeva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.26442/20751753.2024.2.202672
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 125 – 130

Abstract

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In the article, the authors answered the following questions: How often do anxious patients occur in clinical practice? Why do most patients with anxiety see primary care physicians rather than a psychiatrist? What complaints and manifestations help to suspect anxiety in the patient? How can a non-psychiatrist identify and diagnose anxiety? How to manage a patient with diagnosed anxiety? Short-term and long-term outcomes/prognosis.

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