Panic disorder affects around a quarter of individuals who see their doctor for treatment of chest discomfort. Patients with chest discomfort typically go undiagnosed and untreated for panic disorder, resulting in frequent visits and significant morbidity. A panic attack is a brief period of high anxiety accompanied by fearful bodily feelings. A racing heart, shortness …
Do you get a sense of being overwhelmed? Do you suffer from anxiety, sadness, or panic attacks? Do these sensations appear to come out of nowhere, unconnected to life events or what’s going on in your environment? If that’s the case, your worry might be a sign of something more serious. Anxiety is typically the …
Martin Seligman and Steven F. Maier, psychologists, accidently developed the notion of learned helplessness. They had first noticed such behaviour in dogs that had been trained to expect an electrical shock when they heard a tone. The dogs were eventually placed in a shuttlebox with two chambers separated by a modest barrier. One half of …
What is Schizophrenia ? Schizophrenia is a serious mental condition in which people have an aberrant interpretation of reality. Schizophrenia can include hallucinations, delusions, and profoundly disturbed thought and behaviour that interferes with everyday functioning and can be debilitating. In most of the cases treatment is required for the rest of their lives. Early therapy …
Overview of Panic Disorder Panic disorder is diagnosed in patients who have spontaneous, seemingly unrelated panic attacks and are preoccupied with the prospect of a recurrence. Panic attacks can strike at any time, even when you’re sleeping. Panic disorder normally strikes adults after the age of 20, although it can strike children as well, and …
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