Anxiety in the Medically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature

This systematic review found that anxiety disorders are significantly more prevalent among patients with various psychodermatoses compared to the general population.

The document concludes that Passiflora incarnata could help with anxiety, telemedicine might improve heart failure care, screen time for kids has increased, pregnant teens in Brazil are mostly okay with their body image, rare tuberculosis infection can occur after knee surgery, older and severely ill people are more likely to have long COVID-19 symptoms, HPLC might diagnose more diabetes cases, and psychiatrists should be involved in pain management.

The document concludes that Passiflora incarnata may help with anxiety, healthcare workers need mental support, common bacteria cause hospital UTIs, telehealth for heart failure needs research, kids' screen time has increased, pregnant teens are mostly okay with their body image, diagnosing post-surgery tuberculosis is hard, older and severely ill people are more likely to have long COVID symptoms, and psychiatrists should be part of pain management teams.

This review highlights recent research on anxiety and depression in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and reports no new clinical results, underscoring a need for further studies in this area.

Pharmacists play a key role in managing the use of anxiety medications and ensuring patients use them correctly.