When you’re struggling with symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, it can be tempting to try to tough things out, chalk them up to too much stress, or hope they’ll go away on their own. For people struggling with an anxiety disorder, this is often not the case.
Treating anxiety disorders often involves a combination of psychotherapy (“talk therapy”) and medication. In this video, learn about the options for treating generalized anxiety disorder, according to mental health professionals.
Dr. Saltz is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medicine and a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
Dr. Michaelis is a clinical and media psychologist in New York City.
Dr. Watkins is a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she's the Associate Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, and was previously the Associate Training Director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program.
Dr. Hartstein is the owner of Hartstein Psychological Services, a group psychotherapy practice in New York City.
References
American Psychological Association. (2016). Beyond worry: How psychologists help with anxiety disorders.
American Psychological Association. (2022). Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychology.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America. (n.d.). Treating anxiety disorders.
Bystritsky, A., et al. (2013). Current diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders. Pharmacy & Therapeutics.
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