MENTAL ILLNESES ARE TREATABLE
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- The presence of excessive worry about a variety of topics, events, or activities. Worry occurs more often .
- The worry is very difficult to control.
- The anxiety is accompanied by at least three of the following physical or cognitive symptoms
- Edginess .
- Tiring easily.
- Impaired concentration.
- Irritability .
- Increased muscle aches .
- Difficulty sleeping.
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Agoraphobia
- Fear about being in a place where escape may be difficult.
- With or without panic attacks.
- Over 95% of individuals presenting with agoraphobia also have panic disorder.
- Two to three times more frequent in women than men.
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Panic Disorder
- Intense fear or discomfort reaches peak within 10 minutes
- At least 4 of 13 symptoms
- Mind – derealization/depersonalization, fear of losing control, and fear of dying
- Head – lightheaded/dizzy
- Neck – choking
- Chest – palpitation, shortness of breath, chest pain
- Abdomen – nausea
- Whole body – sweating, trembling, paresthesia, chills/hot flushes
- Panic disorder
- Recurrent and unexpected panic attacks followed by at least one month of concern or worry related to future attacks
- Panic disorder: comorbid conditions
- Ninety percent of patients with panic disorder have another psychiatric condition
- Sixty percent comorbidity for major depressive disorder
- High comorbidity with other anxiety disorders and substance abuse Conditions of cardiology, respiratory, and neurology
