Anxiety Disorders Mental Health
Anxiety Disorders Mental Health
Anxiety has been defined as a feeling of fear, dread, or apprehension that arises without a clear or appropriate real-life justification. Some authorities differentiate anxiety from true fear in that the latter is experienced in response to an actual threat or danger, such as those to one's physical safety. Anxiety, on the other hand, may arise in response to apparently innocuous situations, or may be out of proportion to the actual degree of the external stress. Generally, intense, persistent, or chronic anxiety that is not justified in response to real-life stresses, and that interferes with the individual's functioning, is regarded as a manifestation of mental disorder.
Panic disorder (PD) is a common condition, the cardinal features of which are attacks of unexpected, severe anxiety, accompanied by physical symptoms like palpitations, a choking sensation, tingling, dizziness, and fear of dying or "going crazy".
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BeyondAnxiety.com - Knowledge, skills, support and community for anxiety sufferers, including those with social phobia, PTSD, OCD and generalized anxiety.
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Anxiety Network International - Comprehensive information and advice on social anxiety (social phobia), panic, and generalized anxiety disorder and their treatment. Includes articles, bookstore, question and answer pages, and related links.
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Anxiety Disorders Association of America - Non-profit organization provides information and support for patients and health professionals, with details of conditions, and lists of resources.
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Panic Anxiety Hub - Offers information, resources and support for people with this class of disorder.
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Anxiety Disorders Guide - Articles on the diagnosis and treatment of the various kinds of anxiety and panic disorders.
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Anxiety: Health Factsheets from BUPA - Concise factsheets explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of anxiety, available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format.
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eMedicine Health - Anxiety - Overview of anxiety and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
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HealthyPlace.com - For sufferers, survivors of anxiety, panic disorders, phobias. Includes expert and peer information, support groups, anxiety disorders chat, and journals-diaries.
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Separation Anxiety Disorder - Description of separation anxiety disorder and treatment. Pamphlets and other information are available.
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National Anxiety Foundation - Directory of health care professionals specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders. Descriptions of symptoms and treatments for various anxiety disorders, including OCD, Panic Disorder, PTSD, and Social Phobia.
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Anxiety/Panic Disorder at Suite 101.com - Bi-monthly columns, links to resources, up-to-date news, chat, discussions, and tips.
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eMedicine: Anxiety - Clinical report on anxiety disorders and panic attacks - symptoms, differentials, medication, treatment, and workup.
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Merck: Anxiety - Information about anxiety and its common causes.
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HelpHorizons.com - Coping with Anxiety - Contains articles, columns, and other resources about this subject matter.
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Phobia Center of Dallas and Ft. Worth - Information on panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, social phobia, fear of public speaking, checkride anxiety, specific phobias, fear of flying, and performance anxiety.
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LivingWithAnxiety.com - Anxiety help, resources, medication, recommended reading and information.
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Anxiety, Practically Speaking - Anxiety - problems, symptoms, treatment modalities.
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The Psychology of Anxiety and Stress - The psychology of various forms of anxiety--stress, trauma, fears and health problems (with over 2000 references).
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General Anxiety Disorder - MentalHealthChannel - Information about the prevalence, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
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Mental Health Net - Anxiety - Provides thorough information about symptoms, products, and treatments regarding anxiety.
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Anxiety-Panic.com - Directory of websites about anxiety, panic and related disorders.
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Anxiety Disorders - Information on the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders, with related links.
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HolisticOnline: Anxiety - Information about anxiety and PTSD. Causes and symptoms. The treatments covered include both conventional and alternative/integrative medicine approaches.
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Anxiety - Doctor's Guide to the Internet - News, information, and discussion groups for anxiety patients, and their friends and parents.
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TAPIR: The Anxiety Panic Internet Resource - Self-help for those suffering from phobias, generalised anxiety and related conditions. Contains news, forums, and advice.
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WebMD Anxiety & Panic Disorders Health Center - Features causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.
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Panic Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, and Agoraphobia in Children and Adolescents - Information about symptoms and definitions, how these conditions may be disguised, possible causes, school issues, examples of these conditions, comorbidity, psychotherapy, and medications.
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Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute Of Maryland (ASDI) - Information, treatment and training for excessive worrying, anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, and post-traumatic disorders.
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Anxiety-Panic Resource Center - Medical news, information, books, articles, links, message boards, and more on anxiety and panic disorder.
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Anxiety and Panic Pit Stop - A reference site for people with anxiety, depression and other mental disorders.
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