Treatments for anxiety disorders in Malaysia
This current study aims to systematically review the treatments for anxiety disorders in Malaysia. PsycINFO, MEDLINE databases, and 28 local journals were used to search published papers in this area. Eight articles were subjected to review after excluding 273 papers that did not meet the inclusi...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2019
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/75539/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75539/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75539/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75539/1/75539_Treatments%20for%20Anxiety%20Disorders.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/75539/2/75539_Treatments%20for%20Anxiety%20Disorders_SCOPUS.pdf |
| Summary: | This current study aims to systematically review the treatments for anxiety disorders in
Malaysia. PsycINFO, MEDLINE databases, and 28 local journals were used to search published
papers in this area. Eight articles were subjected to review after excluding 273 papers that did
not meet the inclusion criteria. A total of 598 participants with various types of anxiety disorders
were included in the review. Based on the findings, the combination of pharmacotherapy
and psychotherapy provided better treatment outcomes if compared to psychotherapy or
pharmacotherapy alone. The combination of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive
behaviour therapy was considered as one of the most effective treatment to treat patients with
anxiety disorders in Malaysia. This is in line with the clinical practice guidelines from the Ministry
of Health Singapore and Canada. Even though there were some limitations in the methodology and
reporting of the results, it can be concluded that efforts have been taken to conduct studies related
to treatments for patients with anxiety disorders in Malaysia. Future studies are suggested to make
conscious efforts to overcome these limitations. |
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