Anxiety, when severe, can be highly debilitating. Even for those who experience mild symptoms of an anxiety disorder, the effects can interfere with their daily functioning, and place a burden on themselves and those who care for them. Whether it is generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, ...
Find out how cognitive behavioral therapy and medications like antidepressants can help treat symptoms of social anxiety disorder.
Exposure Treatments for Anxiety Disorder s is a unique volume, as it draws together the latest research on the rapidly-expanding field of anxiety disorders and illuminates how to correctly apply the proven methodology of behavioral therapy techniques to the variety of situations that face today's me...
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Background: Pediatric anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are common, impairing, and often undertreated. Moreover, many youth do not respond to standard, evidence-based psychosocial or psychopharmacologic treatment. An increased understanding of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (...
Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive chronic anxiety in association with many somatic symptoms. The disorder has pervasive effects on quality of life, including work, social and educational aspects and requires long-term therapy. Available studies in patients are the Diagnostic and ...
Separation anxietydisorder: Considered a disorder of children, separation anxiety disorder can be diagnosed when a child becomes extremely anxious in response to anticipating or being separated from one or more caregiving adults (usually a parent). The separation may come with the child's going to ...
Several cognitive and behavioral (CBT) treatment programs have been established as EBTs for anxiety disorders. A large body of research has established that CBT programs are the treatment of choice for panic disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and ...
Common anxiety disorders Generalized anxiety disorder People with generalized anxiety disorder have persistent worry and anxiety symptoms for at least a six-month period. The condition affects women more than men, with the average age of onset being about 30 years. It tends to run a chronic course...
Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD), a type ofanxiety disorder, can happen after a deeply threatening or scary event. Even if you weren't directly involved, the shock of what happened can be so great that you have a hard time living a normal life. ...