Beyond Pharmacology: A Narrative Review of Alternative Therapies for Anxiety Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anxiety disorders significantly reduce patients' quality of life. Current pharmacological treatments, primarily benzodiazepines and antidepressants, are associated with numerous side effects. Consequently, there is a continual search for alternative methods to traditional therapies that are less burdensome for patients and broaden their therapeutic options. Our objective was to determine the role of selected alternative methods in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

Methods

In this review, we examined recent evidence on alternative treatments for anxiety disorders, including physical activity, mindfulness, virtual reality (VR) technology, biofeedback, herbal remedies, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), cryotherapy, hyperbaric therapy, vagus nerve stimulation

SUBMITTER: Antos Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11431799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature