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Learning Objectives

Identify relevant epidemiology, pathophysiology, and risk factors

Take a relevant clinical history

Conduct an appropriate mental state examination

Recognise the clinical presentation

Plan appropriate investigations with clinical reasoning

Establish a formulation, and differential diagnosis using the DSM-5 diagnostic system

Provide evidence-based initial management

Recognise potential complications of disease and its management

Initiate preventative strategies to reduce these complications

Consider the impact of illness and disease on patients and their quality of life

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Anxiety Disorders

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Panic Disorder