Symptoms of Anxiety and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
... with frequent VPBs described themselves as "frightened, desperate, fearful, nervous," and more "tense, anxious, agitated, high strung, and jumpy."9 Diminished heart rate variability has been identified as a potent risk marker for sudden cardiac death in patients recovering from myocardial infarction ...
... with frequent VPBs described themselves as "frightened, desperate, fearful, nervous," and more "tense, anxious, agitated, high strung, and jumpy."9 Diminished heart rate variability has been identified as a potent risk marker for sudden cardiac death in patients recovering from myocardial infarction ...
Psychiatric Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Their Nature
... Psychiatric Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury the likely presence of cognitive impairments. Arguably, significant others should be consulted to improve reliability, which these studies appear not to have done. The variability in reported frequencies of preinjury and postinjury disorders ma ...
... Psychiatric Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury the likely presence of cognitive impairments. Arguably, significant others should be consulted to improve reliability, which these studies appear not to have done. The variability in reported frequencies of preinjury and postinjury disorders ma ...
Psychological Disorders
... • Somatoform Disorders: Physical symptoms that are psychological in origin • Dissociative Disorders: Part of one’s experience is detached from consciousness • Mood Disorders: Severe mood disturbances • Schizophrenic Disorders: Psychotic disorders characterized by a loss of contact with reality • Per ...
... • Somatoform Disorders: Physical symptoms that are psychological in origin • Dissociative Disorders: Part of one’s experience is detached from consciousness • Mood Disorders: Severe mood disturbances • Schizophrenic Disorders: Psychotic disorders characterized by a loss of contact with reality • Per ...
Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
... Anxiety-Based Disorders • Anxiety: Feelings of apprehension, dread, or uneasiness • Adjustment Disorders: When ongoing stressors cause emotional disturbance and push people beyond their ability to effectively cope – Usually suffer sleep disturbances, irritability, and ...
... Anxiety-Based Disorders • Anxiety: Feelings of apprehension, dread, or uneasiness • Adjustment Disorders: When ongoing stressors cause emotional disturbance and push people beyond their ability to effectively cope – Usually suffer sleep disturbances, irritability, and ...
OCD and Disordered Eating - Anxiety and Depression Association
... A heuristic will be provided to aid in differential diagnosis of OCD and eating disorders. Exposure with response prevention (ERP) treatment strategies will be described for forms of OCD associated with eating. Comorbid eating disorders can interfere with ERP treatment progress. Strategies for treat ...
... A heuristic will be provided to aid in differential diagnosis of OCD and eating disorders. Exposure with response prevention (ERP) treatment strategies will be described for forms of OCD associated with eating. Comorbid eating disorders can interfere with ERP treatment progress. Strategies for treat ...
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
... parasympathetic activity during periods of worry and rest Heart rate variability is associated with symptom severity in GAD, but not in other anxiety disorders Autonomic rigidity leads to less adaptive ...
... parasympathetic activity during periods of worry and rest Heart rate variability is associated with symptom severity in GAD, but not in other anxiety disorders Autonomic rigidity leads to less adaptive ...
Zoloft (sertraline)
... Most cases of major depression can be treated successfully, usually with medication, psychotherapy, or both. The combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants is very effective in treating moderate to severe depression. The medications improve mood, sleep, energy, and appetite while therapy stren ...
... Most cases of major depression can be treated successfully, usually with medication, psychotherapy, or both. The combination of psychotherapy and antidepressants is very effective in treating moderate to severe depression. The medications improve mood, sleep, energy, and appetite while therapy stren ...
Chapter 11 Teachers 1. Personality disorders consist of a loosely
... abnormalities that may give rise to impulsive behaviour. There is evidence for dysfunction in brain Dopamine activity which is known to play an important role in: a. Emotion information processing b. Impulse control c. Cognition d. All of the above (A) ...
... abnormalities that may give rise to impulsive behaviour. There is evidence for dysfunction in brain Dopamine activity which is known to play an important role in: a. Emotion information processing b. Impulse control c. Cognition d. All of the above (A) ...
Frequently asked questions
... Eating disorders are serious, but treatable, illnesses with medical and psychiatric aspects. The eating disorders most commonly know to the public are anorexia and bulimia. There are also other eating disorders, such as binge-eating disorder. Some eating disorders combine elements of several diagnos ...
... Eating disorders are serious, but treatable, illnesses with medical and psychiatric aspects. The eating disorders most commonly know to the public are anorexia and bulimia. There are also other eating disorders, such as binge-eating disorder. Some eating disorders combine elements of several diagnos ...
Psychotherapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
... The final differentiation is between GAD and mood disorders, especially major depression and dysthymia. According to DSM-IV-TR, if GAD symptoms are present only during the course of a depressive episode, then it is not diagnosed as a comorbid disorder. More often than not, anxiety symptoms occur wit ...
... The final differentiation is between GAD and mood disorders, especially major depression and dysthymia. According to DSM-IV-TR, if GAD symptoms are present only during the course of a depressive episode, then it is not diagnosed as a comorbid disorder. More often than not, anxiety symptoms occur wit ...
S F A M
... The CGAS is a global measure of social and psychiatric functioning for children ages 4-16 years. This can be used as an indicator of need for clinical services, a marker for the impact of treatment, or a single index of impairment in epidemiological studies. This scale is completed by a clinician ba ...
... The CGAS is a global measure of social and psychiatric functioning for children ages 4-16 years. This can be used as an indicator of need for clinical services, a marker for the impact of treatment, or a single index of impairment in epidemiological studies. This scale is completed by a clinician ba ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Author: Susan Louisa
... with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), actually have difficulty regulating their attention; inhibiting their attention to nonrelevant stimuli, and/or focusing too intensely on specific stimuli to the exclusion of what is relevant. In one sense, rather ...
... with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), actually have difficulty regulating their attention; inhibiting their attention to nonrelevant stimuli, and/or focusing too intensely on specific stimuli to the exclusion of what is relevant. In one sense, rather ...
From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5
... point of inflection (points of rarity) based on which categories are established. Perhaps the most difficult thing to accept is that mental disorders (or that all of them) are natural classes by definition. But it is deficient in that decisions are made in favor of some dimensions and not others which a ...
... point of inflection (points of rarity) based on which categories are established. Perhaps the most difficult thing to accept is that mental disorders (or that all of them) are natural classes by definition. But it is deficient in that decisions are made in favor of some dimensions and not others which a ...
Anxiety In Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders
... * It is important to address these concerns with a multimodal behavioral modification and augmentative pharmacological approach in appropriate educational setting but evidence base is limited (Melmed, Munir, Tanguay, 2006) ...
... * It is important to address these concerns with a multimodal behavioral modification and augmentative pharmacological approach in appropriate educational setting but evidence base is limited (Melmed, Munir, Tanguay, 2006) ...
Overview of DSM-V
... – Temperament, genetic or physiological factors – Descriptions of situations associated w/each age group in which the disorder would disrupt normal functioning – Expected long term outcome, points of increased risk, and course modifiers improvement or stability – Recognition that changes in enviro ...
... – Temperament, genetic or physiological factors – Descriptions of situations associated w/each age group in which the disorder would disrupt normal functioning – Expected long term outcome, points of increased risk, and course modifiers improvement or stability – Recognition that changes in enviro ...
The treatment and management of bipolar disorder
... Taking ongoing medication (even when the person is well) can prevent bipolar relapse, reduce hospitalizations and suicide risk. Medications can also reduce symptoms if the person experiences a bipolar episode.1,2 Some bipolar episodes are more severe than others. While many people can be treated at ...
... Taking ongoing medication (even when the person is well) can prevent bipolar relapse, reduce hospitalizations and suicide risk. Medications can also reduce symptoms if the person experiences a bipolar episode.1,2 Some bipolar episodes are more severe than others. While many people can be treated at ...
Disorders
... • Cognitive distortions may lead to the development of mood disorders. • cognitive distortions: An illogical and maladaptive response to early negative life events that leads to feelings of incompetence and unworthiness that are reactivated whenever a new situation arises that resembles the original ...
... • Cognitive distortions may lead to the development of mood disorders. • cognitive distortions: An illogical and maladaptive response to early negative life events that leads to feelings of incompetence and unworthiness that are reactivated whenever a new situation arises that resembles the original ...
PaedCH14-Psychiatry_4C-March 2017
... impaction and retention with subsequent overflow. The constipation may develop due to psychological reasons e.g. anxiety around defaecation that leads to avoidant behaviour or physiological reasons e.g. paradoxical contraction of external sphincter. Deliberate encopresis may be part of a ...
... impaction and retention with subsequent overflow. The constipation may develop due to psychological reasons e.g. anxiety around defaecation that leads to avoidant behaviour or physiological reasons e.g. paradoxical contraction of external sphincter. Deliberate encopresis may be part of a ...
At Issue: Hierarchical Diagnosis in Chronic
... 1986), or by interviewing the patients' therapists (Berman et al. 1995a). This is the first wholly clinical study of these phenomena that we are aware of. Several studies of psychosis with comorbid anxiety disorders included schizophrenia spectrum patients in their samples and so are included in tab ...
... 1986), or by interviewing the patients' therapists (Berman et al. 1995a). This is the first wholly clinical study of these phenomena that we are aware of. Several studies of psychosis with comorbid anxiety disorders included schizophrenia spectrum patients in their samples and so are included in tab ...
A hoarding syndrome, Syllogomania, disposophobia
... Personality Disorder (OCPD), another disorder with a similar name. Although people with OCPD may also be obsessively concerned about cleanliness and order, the thoughts and behaviours do not cause them distress, thus OCPD is not considered an anxiety disorder. People with OCPD feel they do not have ...
... Personality Disorder (OCPD), another disorder with a similar name. Although people with OCPD may also be obsessively concerned about cleanliness and order, the thoughts and behaviours do not cause them distress, thus OCPD is not considered an anxiety disorder. People with OCPD feel they do not have ...
Substance-Related Disorders DSM-V
... Substance use disorders occur in a broad range of severity, from mild to severe, with severity based on the number of symptom criteria, as assessed by the individual’s own report, report of knowledgeable others, clinician’s observations, and biological testing. The important point here is that eval ...
... Substance use disorders occur in a broad range of severity, from mild to severe, with severity based on the number of symptom criteria, as assessed by the individual’s own report, report of knowledgeable others, clinician’s observations, and biological testing. The important point here is that eval ...
Advances in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit
... This child has been diagnosed with ADHD, inattentive subtype and comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD; see Figure 1 below for Case Study 1). Following the treatment algorithm,5 this would suggest starting with a stimulant medication. One must first consider whether there are contraindications ...
... This child has been diagnosed with ADHD, inattentive subtype and comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD; see Figure 1 below for Case Study 1). Following the treatment algorithm,5 this would suggest starting with a stimulant medication. One must first consider whether there are contraindications ...
Panic disorder
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurring panic attacks, causing a series of intense episodes of extreme anxiety during panic attacks. It may also include significant behavioral changes lasting at least a month and of ongoing worry about the implications or concern about having other attacks. The latter are called anticipatory attacks (DSM-IVR).Panic disorder is not the same as agoraphobia (fear of public places), although many afflicted with panic disorder also suffer from agoraphobia. Panic attacks cannot be predicted, therefore an individual may become stressed, anxious or worried wondering when the next panic attack will occur. Panic disorder may be differentiated as a medical condition. The DSM-IV-TR describes panic disorder and anxiety differently. Whereas anxiety is preceded by chronic stressors which build to reactions of moderate intensity that can last for days, weeks or months, panic attacks are acute events triggered by a sudden, out-of-the-blue cause: duration is short and symptoms are more intense. Panic attacks can occur in children, as well as adults. Panic in young people may be particularly distressing because children tend to have less insight about what is happening, and parents are also likely to experience distress when attacks occur.Screening tools like Patient Health Questionnaire can be used to detect possible cases of the disorder, and suggest the need for a formal diagnostic assessment.Panic disorder is a potentially disabling disorder, but can be controlled and successfully treated. Because of the intense symptoms that accompany panic disorder, it may be mistaken for a life-threatening physical illness such as a heart attack. This misconception often aggravates or triggers future attacks (some are called ""anticipatory attacks""). People frequently go to hospital emergency rooms on experiencing a panic attack, and extensive medical tests may be performed to rule out other conditions, thus creating further anxiety. There are three types of panic attacks: unexpected, situationally bounded, and situationally predisposed.