Evaluating the Efficacy of Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy for Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder with Blushing Complaints: A Comparison with Sertraline and No Treatment—Santiago de Chile 2003–2009

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Fernanda Palacios¹  Estela Palacios¹  Enrique Jadresic¹  Claudio Súarez¹  Patricia Matus¹ 

[1] Dr. Jadresic is from the Departament of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital, University of Chile, and Clínica las Condes, Santiago, Chile; Dr. Suarez is from the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clínica Santa María, Santiago, Chile; Dr. E. Palacios is with the Society of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery, Santiago, Chile; Dr. F. Palacios is in private practice in Santiago, Chile; and Dr. Matus is from the Department of Public Health, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.

关键词: Blushing;    anxiety disorder;    sympathectomy;    social phobia;    sertraline;   

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学科分类：精神健康和精神病学

来源: Matrix Medical Communications, LLC

【 摘 要 】

Objective: No study has yet compared the efficacy of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for treating facial blushing with other treatment or no treatment. We conducted a prospective, observational, open-label, clinical study to compare endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for blushing with generalized social anxiety disorder versus sertraline treatment and no treatment.

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