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New Antipsychotic Eases Schizophrenia Symptoms (CME/CE)

New Antipsychotic Eases Schizophrenia Symptoms By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today The novel antipsychotic lurasidone appears to improve acute schizophrenia symptoms without the ...

Thursday, 27 August 2009

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Online Therapy Successful for Depression (CME/CE)

Online Therapy Successful for Depression By Nancy Walsh, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression -- with patients and therapists communicating ...

Friday, 21 August 2009

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Family History Key to Psychiatric Disorder Risk

TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A person's family history not only reveals their risk for conditions such as anxiety, depression, alcoholism and drug abuse, but it may also predict the course of...

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

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Anxiety-Prone People Find Distractions Hard to Ignore

MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Anxious people have more difficulty tuning out distractions and require more time to shift their attention from one task to another, a new study from British rese...

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

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Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart

By Ed Edelson - HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies show that problems with the mind can play a significant role in problems of the heart. One study found that an...

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

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Kava For Anxiety

Kava for Anxiety: Is Short-Term Use Safe? Study Shows Supplement Was Safe and Effective in People Using Supplement for 1 Week By Salynn Boyles  WebMD Health News  Reviewed by Louise Chan...

Sunday, 6 September 2009

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Mortality Higher With Type D Personality in PAD (CME/CE)

By Nancy Walsh, Contributing Writer, MedPage TodayPublished: August 17, 2009 Gloomy and socially inhibited patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) were at greater risk for all-cause mortality...

Monday, 17 August 2009

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Americans Warming to Psychiatric Drugs

By Bill Hendrick - WebMD Health News Survey Shows Americans Adopting More Favorable Attitudes Toward Depression, Anxiety Medications July 31, 2009 -- American attitudes toward psychiatric medic...

Monday, 3 August 2009

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Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks

There is phobia that is linked to the experience of panic attacks, and that is agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is the fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places such as shopping markets. It is a fear associated with leaving a safe zone, such as the home.

Because of a feeling of being vulnerable, people who experience this fear often suffer from panic attacks in these “open” situations. It is true to say many people who have regular panic attacks experience different degrees of agoraphobia. Some have a lingering background anxiety about being away from home should they experience a panic attack. Other people are so immobilized by this fear that they find it very difficult to leave their home for even a short period.

The thinking behind agoraphobia usually follows the line...

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Anxiety Disorders

There are many types of anxiety disorders that include panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder.

Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious, or nervous, when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or making an important decision. Anxiety disorders, however, are different. They can cause such distress that it interferes with a person's ability to lead a normal life.

An anxiety disorder is a serious mental illness. For people with anxiety disorders,worry and fear are constant and overwhelming, and can be crippling.
What Are the Types of Anxiety Disorders?

There are several recognized types of anxiety...

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Causes of Panic Attacks

The short and obvious answer: panic attacks are caused by high anxiety. But, what exactly is anxiety? Understanding how anxiety crops up will help you defeat panic attacks.

One of the biggest myths surrounding anxiety is that it is harmful and can lead to a number of various life-threatening conditions.

Definition of Anxiety

Anxiety is defined as a state of apprehension or fear resulting from the anticipation of a real or imagined threat, event, or situation. It is one of the most common human emotions experienced by people at some point in their lives.

However, most people who have never experienced a panic attack, or extreme anxiety, fail to realize the terrifying nature of the experience. Extreme dizziness, blurred vision, tingling and feelings of breathlessness—and that’s just

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