ABSTRACT
Psychopharmacology dogma has long indicated that the antidepressants are effective in depression, whereas the benzodiazepines are useful in anxiety. A number of developments have, however, resulted in such dogma being thoroughly overturned. First, the significant problems associated with benzodiazepines have been increasingly appreciated. Second, it has become more and more apparent that certain antidepressants are effective for both the mood and anxiety disorders. In this chapter we review this literature in more detail.
