ANXIETY DISORDER
A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one’s daily activities
Examples of anxiety disorders include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Symptoms include stress that’s out of proportion to the impact of the event, inability to set aside a worry, and restlessness.
Treatment includes counseling or medications, including antidepressants.
Overview from Wikipedia: (Anxiety Disorder)
Unidentified sources of stress, lasting more than six months.
World Patients: 4.5% of the total population.
Sex Ratio: M:2F
Age Onset: Ages 15-35.
Symptoms: Several different symptoms.
Causes: Unidentifiable, often a combination of genetic, environmental and psychological factors.
Medications: Several types.
Therapies: Cognitive Therapy-Identifying and reducing errors in thinking; identifying “triggers,” “mindfulness.”
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- Impact of Indirect Trauma and Disaster Media Exposure on Psychological States and Temporal Processes: The Case of 2023 Turkey Earthquakesby Irem Tugce Oz on November 21, 2024
Turkey experienced two devastating earthquakes, which resulted in more than 50,000 deaths and millions of injured and homeless individuals. The negative influence of direct exposure to trauma has been proven, but the impact of indirect exposure remains unclear. In this study, we focused on indirect types of trauma exposure: the loss of someone in the earthquake and the exposure to disaster media. We aimed to explore the influence of these dimensions on psychological states, including earthquake...
- Wildfires are associated with increased emergency department visits for anxiety disorders in the western United Statesby Qingyang Zhu on November 21, 2024
As wildfires increasingly impact the global economy and public health, understanding their effects is crucial. Particularly, the relationship between wildfires and anxiety disorders remains unclear. In this study, we explore this association by analyzing 1,897,865 emergency department visits for anxiety disorders in the western United States. We examined records from 2007 to 2018, using a case-crossover design and conditional logistic regression to assess the impact of wildfire-related exposures...
- Adjustment Disorder Presenting as Syncope in a Patient With Wolf-Parkinson White Syndromeby Jonathan Van Name on November 21, 2024
Adjustment disorder encompasses maladaptive emotional, behavioral, and physiologic symptomatology that is related to an identifiable psychosocial stressor. Adjustment disorder manifesting as syncope in a patient with Wolf-Parkinson White (WPW) Syndrome is uncommon and has not previously been documented in medical literature. In this case, we discuss a 24-year-old male with a history of WPW who presented with unexplained, episodic syncope in the setting of acute life stressors. A patient with no...
- History of Suicidality and Pandemic Outcomes: Longitudinal Associations with Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms, and Problematic Drinkingby Jeremy W Luk on November 21, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: History of suicide attempt in combination with high COVID-related stressors put individuals at the greatest risk for pandemic mental disorder symptoms. Individuals with suicide attempt history may have lower coping resources to handle COVID-related stressors. Suicide risk assessment and intervention to increase cognitive flexibility and emotional regulation skills may help these individuals manage emotional distress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.