Neurological aspects of anxiety disorders
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2022-10-7-11
Abstract
The article presents an overview of scientific publications devoted to the study of the problem of anxiety disorders. The authors present various views on the neurobiological mechanisms of the pathogenesis of these disorders, consider the main somatic, neurological and cognitive disorders characteristic of anxiety disorders. Also considered are modern approaches to the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders and the main methods of psychotherapeutic correction used in their treatment.
About the Authors
L. S. ChutkoRussian Federation
Chutko Leonid S., DM Sci (habil.), professor, head of Laboratory for Correction of Mental Development and Adaptation, head of Centre for Behavioral Neurology
Saint Petersburg
E. A. Yakovenko
Russian Federation
Yakovenko E.A., PhD Bio, researcher
Saint Petersburg
S. Yu. Surushkina
Russian Federation
Surushkina S. Yu., PhD Med, researcher, neurologist
Saint Petersburg
D. V. Cherednichenko
Russian Federation
Cherednichenko D.V., PhD Med, first deputy director
Saint Petersburg
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Chutko L.S., Yakovenko E.A., Surushkina S.Yu., Cherednichenko D.V. Neurological aspects of anxiety disorders. Medical alphabet. 2022;(10):7-11. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2022-10-7-11