| Anxiety Disorders DefinedThere are
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| | the anxiety, such as excessive
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| several subgroups of Anxiety Disorders,
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| | handwashing, checking appliances,
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| with different causes and treatement.
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| | repeating phrases or hoarding.People with
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| Anxiety disorders are a serious social
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| | Panic Disorder suffer severe acute
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| and financial concern to American
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| | attacks of panic for no apparant reason,
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| business, since they cost the country
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| | which may mimic the symptoms of a heart
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| more than $42 billion a year in
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| | attack or cause them to feel they are
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| healthcare costs and lost productivity,
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| | losing their minds. Symptoms include
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| according to "The Economic Burden of
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| | heart palpitations, chest pain or
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| Anxiety Disorders," a study published in
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| | discomfort, sweating, trembling, tingling
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| the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.More
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| | sensations, feeling of choking, fear of
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| than $22.84 billion is spent on
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| | dying, fear of losing control, and
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| healthcare services, as those with
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| | feelings of unreality. Panic disorder is
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| anxiety disorders seek relief for
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| | often accompanied by agoraphobia, in
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| emotional distress and physical symptoms.
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| | which people are afraid of having a panic
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| Sufferers are 300 to 500 percent more
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| | attack in a public place, so they become
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| likely to go to the doctor and 600
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| | afraid to leave the safety of their
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| percent more likely to be hospitalized
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| | controlled home environment.
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| for psychiatric disorders than
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| | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder can follow
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| non-sufferers.
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| | a traumatic event such as a sexual or
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| Anxiety disorders are the most common
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| | physical assault, witnessing a death, the
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| psychiatric illness and affect both
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| | unexpected death of a loved one, or
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| children and adults. They develop from an
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| | natural disaster. There are three main
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| interaction of numerous risk factors,
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| | symptoms associated with PTSD: "reliving"
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| including personality, genetics, brain
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| | of the traumatic event (such as
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| chemistry, and life stress. Approximately
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| | flashbacks and nightmares); avoidance
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| 19 million adult Americans suffer from
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| | behaviors (such as avoiding places and
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| anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorders are
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| | other reminders related to the trauma)
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| highly treatable, yet only about
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| | and emotional numbing (detachment from
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| one-third of those suffering from them
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| | others); and physiological arousal such
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| receive treatment.The main feature of
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| | difficulty sleeping, irritability or poor
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder is
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| | concentration.Social Anxiety Disorder is
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| excessive, unrealistic and uncontrollable
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| | characterized by severe anxiety about
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| worry about everyday events. This
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| | being judged by others or behaving in a
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| constant worry affects daily functioning
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| | way that might bring ridicule or
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| and brings physical symptoms. GAD can
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| | embarrassment. This intense anxiety may
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| occur with other anxiety disorders,
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| | lead to extreme shyness and avoidance of
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| depressive disorders, or substance abuse.
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| | social situations. Physical symptoms
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| It can be misdiagnosed because it lacks
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| | associated with this disorder include
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| some of the dramatic symptoms, such as
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| | faintness, heart palpitations, blushing
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| unprovoked attacks of panic, that are
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| | and profuse sweating.Anxiety disorders
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| seen with other anxiety disorders. For a
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| | also include Specific Phobias, an intense
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| diagnosis to be made, uncontrollable
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| | and unreasonable fear of specific objects
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| worrying occur more days than not for at
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| | or situations, such as spiders, dogs, or
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| least 6 months.The focus of GAD is fluid,
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| | heights. The disproportionate level of
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| shifting unpredictably from job issues,
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| | fear is recognized by the sufferer as
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| finances, health of both self and family,
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| | being irrational. It can lead to the
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| and smaller issues such as chores, car
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| | avoidance of common, everyday situations.
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| repairs and being late for appointments.
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| | Patients often have more than one
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| The intensity, duration and frequency of
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| | anxiety disorder, and sometimes other
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| the worry are disproportionate to the
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| | illness as well such as depression or
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| issue and interferes with the sufferer's
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| | substance abuse.Treatment of anxiety
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| daily life.
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| | disorders includes support groups,
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| Physical symptoms can include muscle
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| | cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),
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| tension, sweating, gastrointestinal
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| | exposure therapy, anxiety management and
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| symptoms such as diarrhea and/or nausea,
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| | relaxation techniques, and psychotherapy.
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| cold and clammy palms, the feeling of
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| | Drugs therapy used to treat anxiety
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| having a "lump in the throat" and
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| | disorders includes benzodiazepines,
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| difficulty swallowing.
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| | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
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| Sufferers are irritable and complain
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| | (SSRIs), tricyclic antidepressants,
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| about feeling on edge, tire easily tired
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| | monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and
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| and have trouble
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| | beta-blockers. Often a combination of
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| sleeping.Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is
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| | the two therapies is more useful than one
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| characterized by persistent, recurring
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| | exclusively. Up to 90 percent of patients
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| thoughts (obsessions) that reflect
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| | will show improvement of their symptom
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| exaggerated anxiety or fears; typical
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| | from medical treatment.
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| obsessions include worry about being
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| improperly or acting violently. The
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| | websites:Author is J Shipper who is very
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| obsessions may cause the individual to
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| | interested in anxiety and how to treat
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| perform a rituals or routines to relieve
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| | it.
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