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Panic
Disorder
Krishna Menon
Symptoms of Panic
Disorders
People with panic disorder may
have: Sudden and repeated attacks
of fear, where they feel out of
control, and overwhelmed. They
intense worry about when the next
attack will happen, or what will
trigger it. Oftentimes, they have a
fear or avoidance of places where
panic attacks have occurred in the
past, or the situation that lead to
the panic attack, which can lead to
social reclusiveness and general
hermit-like life style and
agoraphobia. An attack is not
purely mental, and also has
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CAUSES OF PANIC
DISORDER
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YOURE NOT
ALONE
TREATMENTS FOR PANIC
DISORDER
- Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy: This is the most
common type of therapy,
and also usually the most
successful. It seeks out the
root of the problem, rather
than treating the
symptoms. It tries to
recreate the situation in
which you had the attack
and find what caused it,
known as the trigger,
and eliminate your fear by
presenting the fear in a
more logical manner that
dispels your fears. Once
you figure out that nothing
catastrophic will result
from your fear, your mania,
and therefore your panic,
disappears. This type of
treatment is handled by a
therapist or psychologist.
- Exposure Therapy: This
type of therapy heps you
deal with your panic
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DIAGNOSIS
Better Safe Than Sorry
Some peoples
lives become so
restricted that they
avoid normal
activities, such as
grocery shopping
or driving. About
one-third become
housebound or are
able to confront a
feared situation
only when
accompanied by a
spouse or other
trusted person.
When the
condition
progresses this far,
-NIMH
it is called
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