It's easy for the distressing symptoms of anxiety disorders to be masked by medical conditions, making diagnoses difficult for physicians. Depression is often a companion issue for anxiety disorder sufferers and symptoms may overlap. A thorough patient examination helps to eliminate any medical problems. Once a disorder is isolated and identified, treatment may include medication, psychiatric therapy or even a combination of standard and alternative therapies. Excessive anxiety and underlying distress that interfere with everyday living are common factors among the six major psychiatric conditions known as anxiety disorders. These are generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Each condition manifests itself differently from patient to patient requiring customized treatment, according to an individual's specific disorder and needs. Successful treatment is commonly accomplished within a relatively short period of time.
What you will learn in this book:
- Managing Anxiety Attacks
- Step by step instructions to Manage Anxiety Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Effective Techniques for Managing Anxiety
- The five systems we can use for managing anxiety assaults
- Reclaim Your Life - Tips To Manage Anxiety
- How To Get Rid Of Anxiety - Stop Unwanted Thoughts
- Instructions for getting Rid of Anxiety Attacks Forever
- How to Get Rid of Anxiety - Do You Know the Only Solution to Get Rid of Anxiety?
While medications are often integrated with therapy and sometimes complementary or alternative forms of treatment, medicines can also be used alone depending on the patient's condition and preference of treatment. Medications used for treatment are not cures for an anxiety disorder; however, they can be used by the patient situationally or as a way to keep it under control during coexisting behavioral treatment. When medications are suggested for treatment, doctors must first rule out any possible contributing causes for the anxiety that might interfere with the medication's performance. Since patients with anxiety disorders are often simultaneously affected by depression or substance abuse, a doctor may suggest separate treatment for these particular problems in advance of any anxiety treatment.
