Alice had been diagnosed withGeneralized Anxiety Disorder. She sat paralyzed with fear, confined to home as her mind raced with worrying thoughts. Alice had experienced periods of anxiety before, and like most people she gradually got over it. But this was different; it started with her eldest ...
Anxiety is actually useful when we are placed in a worrying situation as it encourages us to perform at our best. In evolutionary terms, it is part of our “fight or flight” response where hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol surge through our bodies in response to a threat and get u...
BackgroundThe prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in semi-elite Australian footballers is unknown. The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and depressive symptoms in semi-elite Australian Football players. Our secondary objective...
Generalised anxiety disorder This is the most common anxiety disorder, and GAD is often what people mean when they say they have anxiety. People with GAD feel anxious and worried most of the time, not necessarily as a result of being in a stressful situation. They often expect the worst-cas...
The patent for pregabalin's use in epilepsy and generalised anxiety disorder expired in 2014 and the launch of lower-cost generic versions will bring some relief to over-stretched NHS budgets once the Drug Tariff price falls. However, the patent for the use of pregabalin for peripheral and ...
Currently, disorders are thought of as diseases that can be measured by symptoms used to derive a diagnosis such as GeneralisedAnxietyDisorder, which one uses to treat the accepted symptoms within that disease using their preferred model of therapy. PsychologistStefan Hoffman arguesthat this ...
Social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder are common and sometimes disabling conditions. While benzodiazepines, antidepressants, buspirone, and several anticonvulsants are frequently used to treat these conditions, an individual medication is often used as a member of "class...
Generalised PE PE might be ‘Generalised’, where it is a problem in every sexual context, e.g. during masturbation, foreplay with a partner and penetrative intercourse. Situational PE ‘Situational’ PE is when it only occurs in certain situations, e.g. during partnered sex, rather than solo...
a patient must experience chronic widespread pain for at least three months and have tenderness in at least 11 of the 18 designated tender points throughout the body. However, some healthcare professionals now use a newer diagnostic approach that focuses more on the presence of generalised pain ...
“We suggest that aversion to clusters is an evolutionarily prepared response towards a class of stimuli that resemble cues to the presence of parasites and infectious disease,” the researchers explain. “Trypophobia may be an exaggerated and overgeneralised version of this normally adaptive response....