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Korean Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder: Initial Treatment Strategiesopen access

Authors
Yoon, HyungkunOh, Dong JaeSuh, Ho-SukLee, Kyoung-UkLim, Se-WonLee, Jun-YeobYang, Jong-ChulLee, Jae-HonHa, JuwonLee, Bun-HeeKang, Seung-GulYoon, Ho-KyoungMoon, JihyunBae, Seung-MinKwon, YoungdoKim, Hyun-ChungOh, Kang Seob
Issue Date
Feb-2018
Publisher
KOREAN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASSOC
Keywords
Social anxiety disorder; Guideline; Initial treatment; Pharmacotherapy
Citation
PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION, v.15, no.2, pp 147 - 155
Pages
9
Indexed
SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
KCI
Journal Title
PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION
Volume
15
Number
2
Start Page
147
End Page
155
URI
https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/3903
DOI
10.30773/pi.2017.05.01
ISSN
1738-3684
1976-3026
Abstract
Objective The aim of the present study was to provide clinical consensus and evidence regarding initial treatment strategies for the pharmacological treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD) in Korea. Methods We prepared a questionnaire to derive a consensus from clinicians regarding their preference for the pharmacological treatment of SAD in Korea. Data regarding medication regimens and psychotropic drugs used during initial treatment, the doses used, and the pharmacological treatment duration were obtained. Responses were obtained from 66 SAD experts, and their opinions were classified into three categories (first-line, second-line, third-line) using a chi-square analysis. Results Clinicians agreed upon first-line regimens for SAD involving monotherapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SS-RIs) or the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine, or combined therapy using antidepressants with beta-blockers or benzodiazepines on a standing or as-needed basis. First-line psychotropic drug choices for initial treatment included the following: escitalopram, paroxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine, and propranolol. The medication dosage used by domestic clinicians was found to be comparable with foreign guidelines. Domestic clinicians tended to make treatment decisions in a shorter amount of time and preferred a similar duration of maintenance treatment for SAD when compared with foreign clinicians. Conclusion This study may provide significant information for developing SAD pharmacotherapy guidelines in Korea, especially in the early stage of treatment.
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