In this video, we’re going to talk about what it means when you have treatment resistant anxiety. I’m also going to define four terms for you, treatment resistance, treatment refractory, medication intolerance, target symptoms. I also explain how to tell if your treatment is working.
References
Ansara E. D. (2020). Management of treatment-resistant generalized anxiety disorder. The mental health clinician, 10(6), 326–334.
Garakani, A., Murrough, J. W., Freire, R. C., Thom, R. P., Larkin, K., Buono, F. D., & Iosifescu, D. V. (2020). Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety Disorders: Current and Emerging Treatment Options. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 595584.
Roy-Byrne P. (2015). Treatment-refractory anxiety; definition, risk factors, and treatment challenges. Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 17(2), 191–206.
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