New mechanisms of action found for drugs used to treat anxiety disorders
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 14:14
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the course of his or her life, every seventh German will develop an anxiety disorder that will require treatment. Standard anti-anxiety medications (anxiolytics) are based on the benzodiazepine class of drugs. These calm the patient and quickly diminish feelings of anxiety.