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Psychiatric Treatment Received by Primary Care Patients With Panic Disorder With and Without Agoraphobia
by: shinta, 9 pagesPanic disorder is fairly common, with a 12-month prevalence rate of 2.7% and a lifetime prevalence rate of 4.7% (1,2). The course of panic disorder tends to be chronic, ...
A focal brain abnormality in panic disorder, a severe form of anxiety
by: shinta, 3 pagesPanic disorder is characterized by recurrent anxiety attacks in the absence of a frightening stimulus\ It is a common disorder, affecting 2-5% of the general population and 10-14% of ...
Comorbid Panic Disorder and Chiari I Malformation: A Case Report
by: shinta, 3 pagesChiari I malformation is a congenital hindbrain anomaly characterized by downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, commonly presents in patients with he- ...
A Hypothetical Explanation of Panic Disorder
by: shinta, 3 pagesPanic attacks may result from severe reduction of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in a person of low DHEA with normal or increased levels of cortisol. That is, an excessive ratio of cortisol to ...
Smoking and panic attacks, panic disorder, and agoraphobia: A review of the empirical literature
by: shinta, 29 pagesThe empirical literature regarding panic-spectrum problems (i.e., panic attacks, panic disorder, and agoraphobia) and cigarette smoking is reviewed. In the first section of the paper, empirical ...
Case of a Bus Driver Who Suffered from Panic Disorder in the Course of Treatment for Depression
by: shinta, 4 pagesThe comorbidity of psychiatric disorders with chronic health conditions has emerged as a topic of considerable clinical and political interest, in part owing to the evidence that ...
Chapter 2 : Anxiety Disorders
by: shinta, 9 pagesAnxiety disorders were first recognised as a discrete group of disorders in 1980 by the American Psychiatric Association (APA 1980). Anxiety disorders include panic disorder, social ...
Talking about panic attacks
by: shinta, 24 pagesWe all know what it is like to feel scared. Imagine you are crossing a road and suddenly, with a screech of brakes, you realise you have just been missed by a speeding car. ...
When Fear Holds Sway : Panic Disorder
by: shinta, 2 pagesPanic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart
Anxiety Disorders
by: shinta, 5 pagesAnxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in America. More than 19 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders, which include panic disorder, obsessive- compulsive ...
