Tag archives for Anxiety
Paxil (Paroxetine) for the treatment of social anxiety disorder & social phobia
Posted By Kelly On Monday, January 25th 2010 under: Paxil (Paroxetine) Tags: Antidepressant, Anxiety, Paxil, Phobia, Treatment
A recent study adds to the body of evidence suggesting that the drug Paxil (paroxetine HCl) is effective in treating social anxiety disorder / social phobia.
* note: social anxiety disorder is characterized by the fear of being observed or evaluated by others; sufferers report an overwhelming fear of embarrassment in social and performance situations.
* researchers at the University of Southampton conducted a 12-week, multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to compare ... Read More
Anxiety and Stress Management
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, December 31st 2009 under: Book review Tags: Anxiety, Stress, Treatment
Trevor J Powell and Simon J Enright
Routledge, Chapman and Hall, London
1989, 196 pages
This useful book is the first in a series on strategies for mental health. Forthcoming titles will include Assertiveness training, Bereavement and loss and Rehabilitation and community care. If these volumes are of the same high standard as this book then they may, as the series title implies, have a positive effect on mental health.
The contents of this ... Read More
Managing Anxiety: A Training Manual
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, December 22nd 2009 under: Book review Tags: Anxiety
Helen Kennerley
Oxford University Press
1990, 177 pages
Anxious patients can be treated in many ways and as general practitioners we have numerous opportunities for exercising our therapeutic skills. Tranquillizers have had a bad press lately so it is good to be reminded that psychological methods have been steadily simplified over the years, are at least as effective as drug treatment and are a good deal safer.
This deceptively slim volume is addressed to ... Read More
Cultural Issues in the Treatment of Anxiety
Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, December 2nd 2009 under: Book review Tags: Anxiety, Depressive disorders, Disorder, Mental health, Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Panic, Pharmacology, Phobia, Stress
Friedman S, editor
New York, London: The Guilford Press; 1997. 261 pp. with index
ISBN 1-57230-237-2
Anxiety is a profound human experience. Anxiety disorders are universal in human societies, although the diagnostic patterns vary over time and from one place to another. This volume describes some culturally bound anxiety syndromes, but dwells on the diagnostic categories of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third (DSM-III), third ... Read More
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook
Posted By Kelly On Thursday, November 19th 2009 under: Book review Tags: Anxiety, Psychiatric Illnesses, Psychiatric treatment
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, 2nd ed.
Edmund J. Bourne. 428 pp.
New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 1995
ISBN 1-57224-003-2, paperback;
ISBN 1-57224-004-0, hardcover
Strengths: Very clearly written; reviews a wealth of techniques to decrease or overcome anxiety and phobias; interesting step-by-step approach
Audience: Public (including therapists)
The purpose of this book is to help lay readers to overcome panic, anxiety and phobias through a step-by-step method. The book uses an eclectic approach, summarizing many previously published works. ... Read More
Anxiety Disorders on the Rise
Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, November 10th 2009 under: Disorders Tags: Anxiety, Medications, Mental Disorder, Mental health
But treatments are increasingly effective
Feeling anxious? You're not alone.
According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, published in the The Record, of Bergen County, N.J., anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental disorders. More than 19 million Americans suffer from them during any given year, according to figures from the National Institute of Mental Health. But only one-third of the sufferers receive adequate treatment.
Researchers say anxiety disorders are ... Read More
Work May Trigger Anxiety in Women
Posted By Kelly On Monday, November 9th 2009 under: Disorders Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Women
Job stress found to cause a variety of mental ailments.
Being overworked and underchallenged are job-related stress issues that for women may lead to depression, anxiety and feelings of hostility, according to a study of a group of women employed by a large corporation in North Carolina. Women who had more manageable workloads and a greater sense of control over their jobs were less depressed or anxious. According to the researchers, ... Read More
Insight Into Insomnia. Part 2. Pharmacotherapy
Posted By Kelly On Monday, November 9th 2009 under: Disorders Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Medications
Pharmacotherapy
Drug therapy can be effective for short-term alleviation of insomnia but may not be sufficient for long-term management of chronic insomnia. Behavioral therapy, on the other hand, yields the most durable improvements in sleep patterns.
Benzodiazepines: Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed to treat insomnia. These hypnotics reduce latency to sleep onset and total awakenings by increasing total sleep duration. Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) by increasing ... Read More
Insight Into Insomnia. Part 1
Posted By Kelly On Monday, November 9th 2009 under: Disorders Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Medications
Insomnia is a subjective complaint of non-restorative sleep that may involve difficulty falling asleep, frequent or prolonged nocturnal awakenings, and early morning awakenings. Insomnia, whether transient, short-term, or chronic, appears to contribute to increased rates of absenteeism, healthcare utilization, and social disability. Pharmacologic and behavioral modification therapy are the treatment modalities currently employed to treat insomnia. The etiology, duration of symptoms, and patient-specific factors such as age and concomitant disease ... Read More
Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression
Posted By Kelly On Saturday, November 7th 2009 under: Book review Tags: Anxiety, Depression, Mental Disorder, Schizophrenia
Ingram RE, Miranda J, Segal ZV
New York: The Guilford Press; 1998. 330 pp with index
ISBN 1-57230-304-2 (cloth)
What does it mean to be vulnerable to a mental disorder such as major depression? While 20% of women and 12% of men can provide first-hand knowledge about this ubiquitous disorder, it may be assumed that even more people are vulnerable to depression. Treatments, whether psychopharmacological or ... Read More
Hello, everybody, who is interested to be healthy. My name is Kelly. I learnt about depression by my own experience. Now I am ok. Here I want to share my thoughts and ideas how to treat depression symptoms.