PSYCH257 Lecture Notes - Bilateral Cingulotomy, Natural Environment, Clomipramine
25 Mar 2013
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*psychological disorders pervasive and persistent symptoms of anxiety and fear. *symptoms and avoidance causes clinically significant distress and impairment. *accompanied by several physical symptoms (e. g. , breathlessness, chest pain) *experience of unexpected panic attack (i. e. , a false alarm) *develop anxiety, worry, or fear about having another attack or its implications. *symptoms and concern about another attack persists for 1 month or more. *3. 5% of the general population meet diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. *ssris (e. g. , prozac and paxil) are currently the preferred drugs. *combined treatments do well in the short term. *best long-term outcome is with cognitive-behaviour therapy alone. *excessive uncontrollable anxious apprehension and worry about life events. *somatic symptoms differ from panic (e. g. , muscle tension, fatigue, irritability) *onset is often insidious, beginning in early adulthood. *primary symptom excessive worry more days than not. *range of worries about daily life, things likely and not (not exclusively physical concerns) *persons with gad have been called autonomic restrictors .
