ANXIETY DISORDER Anxiety disorder is broken into four principle types, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Phobic Disorder, Panic Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. ... Elements of Anxiety Disorder Most anxiety disorders don't have an obvious cause. It can result from a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors. ... These physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms must persist for more than a six-month period to show that it is actually anxiety disorder. ... Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorder Anxiety disorders occur commonly. ...

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Anxiety disorders have become very common in society. ... Varieties of anxiety disorders can also be associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, as well as Generalized Anxiety Disorder. ... Many Americans are diagnosed with some form of anxiety disorder. ... Cognitive behavior therapy is the basis of most treatment plans for anxiety disorders. ... Although research has focused primarily on depression, anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychological disorders in the USA, and have similar results in elevated levels of these impacts in a p...

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Clinical depression is an illness that effects us psychologically, biologically and socially. ... Symptoms associated with depression are hopelessness, sleep disorders, appetite changes and social withdrawal. ... This is known as dysthymic disorder. Another form of depression is Seasonal affective disorder (SAD). ... These depressive disorders could lead to more sever depression if provoked. ...

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Depression is a mental disorder that can affect a person emotionally, physically, and behaviorally. ... Depression, also known as major depression, major depressive disorder, or clinical depression, comes in all forms and severities. For instance, persist depressive disorder is a state of depression that persist for two year, and psychotic depression is where a person might experience depression combined with a type of psychosis(Depression). ... This type of depression is frequently treated with some combination of prescribed medication like antidepressants and psychological therapy (Depressio...

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The disorder usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood, but it may also occur in childhood. ... A person can have a few or many of these symptoms, which can vary during the course of the disorder. ... If not treated appropriately, the disorder is usually chronic, with "waxing" and "waning" of symptoms. In some cases, people may outgrow the disorder, in other cases, it may follow a progressive deteriorating course. ... "Even if trauma or a psychological cause is the stressor that triggers symptoms, it is not possible to give one OCD by being mean to them" Swedo said "It is not caus...

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It is important to separate depressive disorders from everyday "blues" or sadness, which are not depression. ... Like many other complex disorders, depression offers no simple answers. ... Thirty to sixty percent of people with substance abuse problems also experience a mood or anxiety disorder. ... Some bronchodilators used for asthma and other lung disorders 4. ... Psychologist administer psychological tests to diagnose depression, and other mental disordes, and they use various forms of psychotherapy. ...

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Anxiolytics are not prescribed for prolonged periods of time because these medications, classified as Schedules II and IV drugs, are for short-term use and are contraindicated for long-term use and carry the possibility of tolerance and physical or psychologic drug dependence or habituation, especially in large doses. ... Other than anxiety, symptoms such as depression, OCD, panic disorders are relieved by anxiolytics or buspirone. ... Unipolar disorder is major depression, characterized by feelings of sadness, helplessness, and worthlessness. ... Other that depression, SSRI's are indic...

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It is important to separate depressive disorders from everyday "blues" or sadness, which are not depression. ... Like many other complex disorders, depression offers no simple answers. ... Thirty to sixty percent of people with substance abuse problems also experience a mood or anxiety disorder. ... Some bronchodilators used for asthma and other lung disorders 4. ... Psychologist administer psychological tests to diagnose depression, and other mental disordes, and they use various forms of psychotherapy. ...

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A majority of psychologists believe that depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person's biological and psychological vulnerabilities (Signs, Symptoms, and Effects of Depression in Adolescents). ... An imbalance of hormones may also play a role in depression (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). ... Psychotherapy produces no psychological side effects (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, 3rd Edition). ...

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