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How to Diagnose and Treat Generalized Anxiety Disorder? – Insights from Dr Sanil Rege (Psychiatrist)

Dr Sanil Rege discusses the diagnosis and management of Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD is characterized by persistent feelings of fear and worries about everyday things that are difficult to control. GAD is on average only diagnosed 10 years after onset at which point the patient has gone to the doctors due to comorbid issues such as panic disorder, depression, or chronic pain disorders. Therefore, all patients that are diagnosed with anxiety should be screened for depression as well. The initial assessment should address behaviour and somatic symptoms; the evaluation of psychosocial stress and developmental issues in the context of past medical history can be used to exclude other organic causes. As with all disorders across the anxiety spectrum, a pragmatic approach that includes psychoeducation and information on lifestyle factors (e.g. healthy lifestyle choices concerning diet, exercise, and sleep) is encouraged. SSRIs (e.g. sertraline, paroxetine, and escitalopram) and SNRIs (e.g. venlafaxine and duloxetine) are supported by RCT data to reduce symptoms and remission rates, respectively.  Clinicians should be aware of the myriad of comorbid disorders that often present with GAD. Evidence suggests psychoeducation and lifestyle changes as well as CBT as the most effective forms of therapy. SSRIs /SNRIs are effective medications that can be considered first-line or if CBT is ineffective. Full article: https://psychscenehub.com/psychinsights/generalised-anxiety-disorder-diagnosis-and-management-2/

Neuroscience of Anxiety

Alie knows all about how stressful grad school can be. But what happens when stress is more than just stress? This week, we’re talking about the neuroscience of anxiety. And for Alie, it’s personal. Sources: https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-anxiety-disorder-among-adults.shtml https://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_31.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684250/ http://www.caam.rice.edu/~cox/wrap/norepinephrine.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20044970 Support us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/neurotransmissions HUGE thanks to our Patreon supporters, particularly to Ryan M. Shaver, Carrie McKenzie, and Brandon Cisneros – our Patreon Producers. Thanks you three! Neuro Transmissions is a channel on a mission to bring neuroscience to everyone. It’s not rocket surgery, it’s brain science! Learn all sorts of fun and interesting things with Alie Astrocyte every other Sunday by subscribing to the channel. Have a topic you want covered? Let us know in the comments. Share, like, and subscribe for more videos to come! Over and out. Neuro Transmissions is on the other social medias too: https://www.facebook.com/neurotransmissions https://www.instagram.com/neurotransmissions
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Neuroscience of Anxiety

Alie knows all about how stressful grad school can be. But what happens when stress is more than just stress? This week, we’re talking about the neuroscience of anxiety. And for Alie, it’s personal. Sources: https://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-anxiety-disorder-among-adults.shtml https://www.dartmouth.edu/~rswenson/NeuroSci/figures/Figure_31.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684250/ http://www.caam.rice.edu/~cox/wrap/norepinephrine.pdf http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/antidepressants/art-20044970 Support us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/neurotransmissions HUGE thanks to our Patreon supporters, particularly to Ryan M. Shaver, Carrie McKenzie, and Brandon Cisneros – our Patreon Producers. Thanks you three! Neuro Transmissions is a channel on a mission to bring neuroscience to everyone. It’s not rocket surgery, it’s brain science! Learn all sorts of fun and interesting things with Alie Astrocyte every other Sunday by subscribing to the channel. Have a topic you want covered? Let us know in the comments. Share, like, and subscribe for more videos to come! Over and out. Neuro Transmissions is on the other social medias too: https://www.facebook.com/neurotransmissions https://www.instagram.com/neurotransmissions
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Do YOU Have GENERALIZED ANXIETY? | Kati Morton

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is when we have excessive worry or anxiety that last for at least 6 months. This anxiety and worry can lead us to feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, have difficulty concentrating, irritable, tense muscles, and struggle to get a good night sleep.This anxiety and worry can lead us to feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, have difficulty concentrating, irritable, tense muscles, and struggle to get a good night sleep.This anxiety and worry can lead us to feeling restless or on edge, easily fatigued, have difficulty concentrating, irritable, tense muscles, and struggle to get a good night sleep.In adults, this disorder tends to be focused around worry associated with health, finances, and everyday routine life circumstances. In children, this tends to present more as worry about competence (tests and assessments) and the quality of their performance (sports games, musical performances, etc). Although the median age of onset is 30 years old, those who they spoke to stated that they had felt anxious their entire lives.The good news is that there are many treatment options! First is talk therapy and more specifically CBT. This helps us challenge those automatic/faulty thoughts so that we can slowly get back to doing the things we used to do without worry or anxiety. This can take time and lots of therapy homework, but they find CBT to be the best therapy approach.Secondly, medication. I know not everyone is open to trying medication, but they find that CBT with medication gives us the best chance of recovery. Usually, SSRI’s or SNRI’s (otherwise known as anti-depressants) are used first. If those don’t help at certain intense moments, they may prescribe a benzodiazepine to be used only in acute situations due to its habit forming tendencies. So please be careful if you are prescribed these and do not use them every day.Lastly, there are some lifestyle changes you can make. Eating regularly and from a well-balanced diet can help. Also, cutting back on coffee and alcohol can help us sleep more soundly and get rid of any symptoms that may feel like anxiety. Getting exercise and taking time to meditate can help us better manage any of the anxiety symptoms we struggle with.I hope you found this helpful! GAD is very common and something many people struggle with daily. The sooner we get help for this the better, so please share! You never know who it could encourage. I’m Kati Morton, a licensed therapist making Mental Health videos! JOURNALING CLUB! Every Tuesday & Friday I post a journal prompt to help keep you motivated and working on yourself! https://www.youtube.com/katimorton/join Ordering my book Are u ok? http://bit.ly/2s0mULy ONLINE THERAPY I do not currently offer online therapy, but I have partnered with BetterHelp who can connect you with a licensed, online counselor in your area: https://tryonlinetherapy.com/katimorton PATREON Do you want to help me support the creation of mental health videos? https://www.katimorton.com/kati-morton-patreon/ Help Caption Our Videos http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCzBYOHyEEzlkRdDOSobbpvw&tab=2 CONTACT Business email: linnea@toneymedia.com MAIL PO Box #665 1223 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403 ****PLEASE READ**** If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call a local emergency telephone number or go immediately to the nearest emergency room.