Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 28, 2026

Reducing State Anxiety Using Working Memory Maintenance
Published on: July 19, 2017
Treatment of anxiety associated with electrophysiologic studies
M A Menza1, T A Stern, N H Cassem
1Private Psychiatric Consultation Service, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Abstract:
Programmed electrical stimulation, also known as electrophysiologic studies (EPS), is a cardiologic technique used to help guide physicians in their management of selected patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Data are presented for 14 consecutive patients undergoing EPS seen in psychiatric consultation who had a diagnosis related to anxious mood. Successful management strategies, which evolved from work with these patients, included psychologic approaches (supportive psychotherapy and education) and psychopharmacologic agents (most commonly alprazolam). EPS and related physiologic aspects of anxiety and stress are briefly reviewed.
More Related Videos
05:42Elevated Plus Maze Test Combined with Video Tracking Software to Investigate the Anxiolytic Effect of Exogenous Ketogenic Supplements
Published on: January 7, 2019
11:17Protocol for Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Symptom Provocation to Treat Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Published on: November 25, 2025
Related Concept Videos
Anxiolytic Drugs: Overview
Primary Types of Anxiolytic Drugs
1. Benzodiazepines:
Benzodiazepines bind to the GABA-A receptor in the brain, enhancing GABA's interaction. This action reduces neurotransmission, effectively blocking anxiety-associated limbic circuitry.
Anxiolytic Drugs: Benzodiazepines and Buspirone
Dysrhythmias VI: Management of Dysrhythmias
ECG Interpretation of Arrhythmias II: Atrial, Junctional and Ventricular Arrhythmias
Drug Therapy
Antianxiety Medications
Electroconvulsive Therapy