Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are drugs of choice for all of the following conditions except:
Ref: KDT 6/e p448,449 *SSRIs are drug of choice for depression,sustained treatment of panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social and other phobia and bulimia. *In acute panic attacks and for acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, benzodiazepines are preferred.
Central Nervous system
Acute panic attack
Social phobia
Post traumatic stress disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Acute panic attack