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| Information on Anxiety & Panic Disorders, Symptoms & Diagnosis Anxiety Resource Centre Online Clinical Psychologist - Anxiety Diagnosis GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD): For a diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) to be made, at least three of the following four categories of anxiety symptoms must have been present for a minimum of a month:
PHOBIAS AND PHOBIC DISORDERS: a phobia is a persistent and irrational fear about something (an object, activity or situation) that results in an overwhelming desire to avoid the feared object, activity or situation. The person usually recognises that the fear is out of proportion, but feels powerless to control it. Phobias are often, but not always present in Anxiety Disorders. Anything can be the subject of a phobia, but there are three main types:
PANIC DISORDER For Panic Disorder to be diagnosed, at least three panic attacks must have taken place within a three week period. Some people do, however, experience panic attacks which come and go, usually linked to stress and anxiety. Panic attacks have at least four of the following symptoms: #sweating, #heart palpitations, #chest pain or discomfort, #choking sensations, #vertigo (dizziness), #feelings of unreality, #tingling in hands and/or feet, #hot or cold flashes, #feeling faint, #trembling, #fear of dying, collapsing or going "mad". OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) Obsessions are recurring and persistent thoughts, images, ideas or impulses over which the person has little or no control and which cause considerable distress. Compulsions are repetitive and stereotyped behaviours, often intended to produce or prevent some future event or situation. The individual may realise that these actions are senseless, but feel unable to resist them. There is often a build up of tension and extreme anxiety, until the behaviour can no longer be resisted. The individual often feels a temporary sense of relief and a release of tension after it is performed. The individual's social, occupational or relationship functioning is often severely impaired. Treatment Of Anxiety Disorders Anxiety-Recommended Reading
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