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Anxiety follow-up note template
Use this for return visits centered on worry, panic attacks, avoidance, and anxiolytic or antidepressant response—while still capturing therapy progress and safety.
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Anxiety Follow-Up Note Interval Anxiety Symptoms - Worry intensity/frequency, panic attacks (frequency, severity, triggers), somatic symptoms, and avoidance. - Functional impact at work, school, relationships, and sleep. - Screening scores if repeated (e.g., GAD-7) with context. Coping & Therapy Progress - Skills used (e.g., breathing, cognitive restructuring, exposure steps) and barriers. - Therapy attendance and themes if coordinated care is discussed. Medication Response - Current anxiolytic/antidepressant regimen, adherence, benefit, adverse effects. - PRN benzodiazepine or other rescue medication use pattern if applicable. Mental Status Examination - Focused MSE including anxiety level, affect, thought content (worries/catastrophizing), and insight. Safety / Risk - SI/HI, panic-related catastrophic fears, substance use escalation, and risk formulation. Assessment - Anxiety diagnosis status and treatment response (e.g., GAD, panic disorder, mixed anxiety-depression). Plan - Medication adjustments, exposure/homework focus, therapy coordination, education, and follow-up timing.
When to use this template
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Why this template works
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Best for
Visit types and clinicians who use this format
- Separates worry, panic, somatic anxiety, and avoidance so interval change is measurable.
- Makes room for GAD-7 and panic frequency without forcing a full intake rewrite.
- Supports combined medication and therapy plans common in anxiety care.
- Keeps benzodiazepine/PRN use explicit when clinically relevant.
- 1GAD and panic disorder follow-ups
- 2Anxiety medication titration visits
- 3Collaborative care anxiety check-ins
Example output shape
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Interval Anxiety Symptoms Worry down from daily 8/10 to 5/10. Panic attacks 1× this month (was 2–3/week). Avoidance of highways improving; drove interstate twice with partner. GAD-7 today 9 (was 15). Sleep still delayed by rumination 2 nights/week. Medication Response Sertraline 100 mg daily × 8 weeks; hydroxyzine 25 mg PRN. Adherent. Mild initial jitteriness resolved. Hydroxyzine used ~2×/week. Safety / Risk No SI/HI. Risk low. Assessment Generalized anxiety disorder with residual panic attacks, partial response to SSRI + CBT skills. Plan Increase sertraline to 125 mg daily. Continue weekly CBT with exposure hierarchy focus on solo highway driving. Limit hydroxyzine to peak panic only. Follow up in 4 weeks.
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