Περιγραφή
Anxiety disorders are common health conditions affecting many people worldwide. Anxiety is a natural human emotion that helps us prepare for challenges. However, when anxiety becomes overwhelming and interferes with daily life, individuals seek help from healthcare providers.What Do I Do Now? Anxiety Disorders offers clinicians practical knowledge and tools to navigate various anxiety disorder scenarios. This book places a strong emphasis on providing pragmatic approaches for both diagnosis and treatment. Each chapter highlights a unique clinical case and delves into the underlying medical causes, the interplay between anxiety and substance use, and the intricate relationship between anxiety and various life stages. In addition, this volume will empower clinicians to develop personalized treatment plans that include medication, lifestyle changes, as well as psychotherapy that is evidence-based and driven by current best practices. This book will serve as a valuable resource, helping clinicians answer the question, “What do I do now?” when dealing with anxiety disorders in their patients.
- The third volume in the “What Do I Do Now? Psychiatry” series
- Provides a multidimensional approach to treatment for various anxiety disorder scenarios
- Features real-life case studies that facilitate a deeper understanding of symptoms, triggers, and the impact of anxiety on individuals’ lives
Περιεχόμενα
1. Connecting the Dots: History Gathering in Anxiety Diagnosis
2. Beyond the Surface: Medical Evaluation of Anxiety Conditions
3. When Fear Strikes: Differentiating Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
4. Fearing the Outside World: Understanding Agoraphobia
5. The Chronic Worrier
6. Anxious in the Spotlight: Social Anxiety Disorder or Simply Avoidant?
7. When Fear Takes Flight
8. When Fear Collides: Panic Attacks within the Spectrum of Anxiety Disorders
9. Beneath the Surface: Uncovering Medical Causes of Anxiety
10. The Crossroads of Addiction and Anxiety
11. Washing Away Worries: Understanding the Complexities of OCD
12. Worry or Obsession? Distinguishing Obsessions from Everyday Worries
13. Every Mirror Reflects a Different Flaw
14. I Can’t Bear to Part with Any of It
15. It’s a constant struggle between reason and the urge to pull
16. The smell of gasoline brings back those horrible memories
17. When Memories Keep Me Awake
18. Anxiety has taken away my ability to enjoy the simple things in life
19. I really want help for my anxiety; it’s taking over my life, but my drinking is not the problem
20. I’m really scared about the pending diagnosis. What if it’s bad?
21. I find myself constantly worrying and it’s been keeping me up at night
22. Mommy my tummy aches. I can’t go to school today
23. Why can’t I stay home like during online school??
24. I can’t understand why she won’t speak at school when she’s perfectly fine talking to her siblings
25. What if I fall and no one’s around to help?
26. I can’t help but worry about my bills and finances
27. At first, I tried fluoxetine, but it made my anxiety even worse, and I had stomach problems
28. My doctor prescribed medication, but I am afraid to take it
29. I can’t believe he did this to me! He put a curse on me!
