Do we live in more anxious times and are we equipped to deal with them?

Date of lecture: Tuesday 2 May 2023 About the lecture: Anxiety can be physically, emotionally and socially debilitating. Left untreated, anxiety is associated with other serious illnesses and self-harm. This lecture summarises the recent increase in anxiety recorded in primary care, compares available drug treatments, and examines the treatments used for anxiety in UK primary care. We will also discuss the impact of the pandemic on pre-existing anxiety trends, and what will likely be needed to address anxiety going forward. About the speaker: April Slee received her PhD in Primary Care and Population Health at UCL in 2022. She has worked as a biostatistician on design and analysis of clinical trials for the past 21 years, and is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology.