Generalized+Anxiety

=ANXIETY DISORDERS = ==__**Anxiety**__=A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, and feelings of stress. ==

==**__Anxiety Disorders__= Serious medical problems that cause an individual to live in a state of overwhelming fear, dread, or worry.** ==  twentyorsomething.com

-panic disorder -obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -social anxiety disorder -specific phobias -generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
 * There are six common types of Anxiety Disorders:**

• Sudden and repeated terror strikes = shortness of breath, dizziness, pounding heartbeat --Attacks have no warning, and are often an overreaction to the situation or dilemna (WebMD http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/mental-health-anxiety-disorders) • Fear • Uneasiness • Uncontrollable, irrational thoughts • Thoughts of dying and Losing one’s mind
 * Signs and Symptoms:**

http://controllingpanicattacks.net

For most Anxiety disorders, there is an underlying imbalance of Serotonin—a Neurotransmitter, chemical messenger in the body, that can alter the brain’s functions if it is out of balance Families: -It is common for anxiety disorders to run in families - Studies of anxiety suggest that Heredity plays an important role
 * Causes:**
 * --Other factors of Anxiety disorders include experience and environment**

The General Public doesn’t recognize anxiety disorders as a severe illness, and they believe it is silly. This is because the only anxiety they experience are those mild feelings of butterflies in the stomach, or uneasiness before a speech, which pass away quickly. They don’t realize that about 40 million adults in the U.S. have anxiety disorders that seriously impact their lives.   mdconsult.com
 * General Publics perception of the disorder** 

 **Treatments available and controversies about types of treatment** __  If anxiety or GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) is found to be present in a person and is diagnosed by a doctor, that patient will be recommended to see a psychiatrist or psychologist if they have no physical illness. These people specialize in treating mental illnesses including anxiety disorders. Usual treatments are either medications or Cognitive-behavioral therapy. __

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 If a person’s anxiety is interfering with their everyday life, certain drugs will be the most helpful, even though most of these medicines are for the “short-term”. These drugs are classified as benzodiazepines and are considered tranquilizers. They help patients with anxiety because they leave a person with a feeling of calmness and allow them to relax, and relieve restlessness as well as tension in the muscles. A few examples of common anxiety medications are Xanax, Librium, Vaium, and Ativan. In some cases, though, antidepressants are more useful, which include Paxil, Effexor, Prozac, Lexapro, and Zoloft. If a person needs to be treated for long-term GAD rather than short-term, these are better. ======

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 Another option for treatment of GAD is for a person to participate in Cognitive-behavioral therapy, in which the patient’s behavioral patterns are studied and the psychiatrist helps the person to limit their worries and think of things more realistically. mental-health.families.com ====== 

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<span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">**Does the disorder link in anyway to other disorders being researched?** ======

<span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Out of all the mental disorders that people can have, anxiety disorders are the most common; many other disorders are similar to anxiety. Included in these are Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Panic Disorder. The majority of these disorders are, like anxiety, mostly treatable. <span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; text-align: center;"> Mentalhelp.net <span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: center;"> <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">stresswaived.com <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">**How do mental disorders affect society?** <span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 14.3px; text-align: center;">Many adults will go through some type of mental disorder sometime throughout their lifetime, whether it is very serious or barely noticeable. Although people cannot help the fact that they have a mental disorder, it is true that others in society tend to treat these people who suffer from these disorders differently than others. These people are often thought of as being stupid or lazy, when in fact they are no different from a person with any other type of illness. They cannot be blamed or ostracized for their disorder, yet they are anyway, because people simply are not sure how to react with them. For example, if somebody had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, it may be very difficult to complete a task that you see as completely normal. Or a person with a strong phobia may not be able to stand a simple thing such as being in the dark. Although these situations are not normal in the standards of our society, people should not be cast out because of their disabilities. It causes a gap between humanity that is completely unnecessary and hurts feelings. <span style="background-color: #fcfdfc; color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch098/ch098b.html

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