The drug treatment of anxiety and depression.

The use of the broad range of antidepressant drugs in depression, panic agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety is reviewed and the current ambiguous status of the benzodiazepines in anxiety disorders discussed. The place of newer antianxiety drugs (buspirone, propranolol) and antidepressant drugs (floxetine, bupropion, trazodone) in treatment is considered. Methods for adjusting dose and counteracting common drug side effects are presented.