Anxiety Disorders

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Dot-probe paradigm – Introduction

dot-probe paradigm is a test used by cognitive psychologists in order to assess selective attention. In many cases, the dot-probe paradigm is used to assess selective attention to threatening stimuli in individuals diagnosed with anxiety disorders. In addition, biases have been investigated in other disorders via this paradigm, including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic [...]

Graves’ disease – Prognosis

The disease typically begins gradually, and is progressive unless treated. If left untreated, more serious complications could result, including bone loss and fractures, inanition, birth defects in pregnancy, increased risk of a miscarriage. Graves disease is often accompanied by an increase in heart rate, which may lead to cardiovascular damage and further heart complications including [...]

Mental status examination – Domains

Appearance Clinicians assess the physical aspects such as the appearance of a patient, including apparent age, height, weight, and manner of dress and grooming. Colorful or bizarre clothing might suggest mania, while unkempt, dirty clothes might suggest schizophrenia or depression. If the patient appears much older than his or her chronological age this can suggest [...]

Clinical psychology – Clinical theories and interventions

Psychotherapy involves a formal relationship between professional and client—usually an individual, couple, family, or small group—that employs a set of procedures intended to form a therapeutic alliance, explore the nature of psychological problems, and encourage new ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving. Clinicians have a wide range of individual interventions to draw from, often guided [...]

Systematic desensitization – Introduction

Systematic desensitization is a type of behavioral therapy used in the field of psychology to help effectively overcome phobias and other anxiety disorders. More specifically, it is a type of Pavlovian therapy / classical conditioning therapy developed by a South African psychiatrist, Joseph Wolpe. To begin the process of systematic desensitization, one must first be [...]

Combat stress reaction – Controversy

There is significant controversy with the PIE principles. Throughout a number of wars, but notably during the Vietnam War, there has been a conflict amongst doctors about sending distressed soldiers back to combat. During the Vietnam War this reached a peak with much discussion about the ethics of this process. Proponents of the PIE principles [...]

Borderline personality disorder – Diagnosis

Diagnosis is based on a clinical assessment by a qualified mental health professional. The assessment incorporates the patient’s self-reported experiences as well as the clinician’s observations. The resulting profile may be supported or corroborated by long-term patterns of behavior as reported by family members, friends or co-workers. The list of criteria that must be met [...]

Beta blocker – Clinical use

Large differences exist in the pharmacology of agents within the class, thus not all beta blockers are used for all indications listed below. Indications for beta blockers include: * Angina pectoris * Atrial fibrillation * Cardiac arrhythmia * Congestive heart failure * Essential tremor * Glaucoma * Hypertension * Migraine prophylaxis * Mitral valve prolapse [...]

Claustrophobia – Treatment

Cognitive therapy Cognitive therapy is a widely accepted form of treatment for most anxiety disorders. It is also thought to be particularly effective in combating disorders where the patient doesn’t actually fear a situation but, rather, fears what could result from being in said situation. The ultimate goal of cognitive therapy is to modify distorted [...]

Self-medication – Psychiatric overview

As different drugs have different effects, they may be used for different reasons. According to the self-medication hypothesis (SMH), the individuals’ choice of a particular drug is not accidental or coincidental, but instead, a result of the individuals’ psychological condition, as the drug of choice provides relief to the user specific to his or her [...]

Lucinda Bassett – Background

A former agoraphobic, Bassett founded the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety headquartered in Oak Harbor, Ohio in 1984. She is the creator of “Attacking Anxiety and Depression”, which is a 15-week home study course about recovery from anxiety disorders such as agoraphobia and panic attacks. Though she has published and produced several products, the [...]

Tricyclic antidepressant – Indications

The TCAs are used primarily in the clinical treatment of mood disorders such as major depressive disorder (MDD), dysthymia, and bipolar disorder (BD), especially of the treatment-resistant variants. They are also used in the treatment of a number of other medical disorders, including anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia (SP) also [...]

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