Anxiety Assessment in Pre-clinical Tests and in Clinical Trials: A Critical Review

Author:

Castanheira Lígia1,Ferreira Miguel F.2,Sebastião Ana M.2,Telles-Correia Diogo1

Affiliation:

1. Clínica Universitaria de Psicologia e Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

2. Instituto de Medicina Molecular Joao Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract

The identification of anxious symptoms is crucial to diagnose anxiety disorders, as well as to monitor their treatment in clinical practice and research. The aim of this review is to discuss the different ways of assessing anxiety in clinical research, including clinical trials, and the different kinds of animal behavioral tests used to study anxiety and test the efficacy of anxiolytics in pre-clinical studies. In clinical practice, a categorical classification (such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) distinguishes the cases of the disease versus non-disease. Some structured and semi-structured interviews can be used to arrive at these diagnoses. On the other hand, anxiety can also be assessed using a dimensional approach, through self-report or hetero-evaluation questionnaires. Regarding the assessment of anxiety in animals, several behavioral tests are described and evaluated, namely the Social Interaction Test, Elevated Plus Maze and Open Field Test. Under a critical view, these two approaches are presented and discussed, in order to improve the outcome of research in this field.

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Subject

Drug Discovery,General Medicine

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