As an online expert in Anxiety Disorders, I get asked this question frequently. Today, I got asked by a pharmacy student about his doctor prescribing him Valium (diazepam) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). First off, let me be clear about benzodiazepines: BENZODIAZEPINES ARE CONTRAINDICATED FOR LONG TERM USE. I get it that benzodiazepines work for […]
Generalized Anxiety Disorder- What It Is And How To Treat It
Hello, I’m Dr. Carlo Carandang, and I’m a psychiatrist with AnxietyBoss.com. Today, I will talk about generalized anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder, also known as GAD, is an anxiety disorder where you have excessive worry about events and situations and it disrupts your life. So you as the audience will benefit from this presentation by […]
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Please Explain Anxiety And Uncertainty Management Theory
So what you are asking is about how the intolerance of uncertainty can lead to anxiety. To answer this question, let’s look at how generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) develops from the intolerance of uncertainty. So let’s say you have worries that something bad is going to happen, you think you are not able to cope, […]
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How Generalized Anxiety Disorder Evolves- The Negative Cycle of GAD
We had previously discussed how anxiety develops from the negative cycle of anxiety- the feared object or situation leads to thoughts about the event, and the thoughts lead to anxiety, and the anxiety leads to avoidant behaviors which serve to maintain the vicious, negative cycle of anxiety. Anxiety disorders have several different subtypes, and today […]
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Anxiety has what effect on academic performance?
Anxiety has a negative and detrimental effect on academic performance. Depending on the type of anxiety you have, it can affect your school work in different ways. The following explains how the different types of anxiety disorders can negatively impact your academic performance. Test Anxiety If you have test anxiety, you have significant problems completing tests, […]
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Can clonazepam (Klonopin) be used for social phobia and GAD?
Yes, clonazepam, brand name Klonopin, can be used in social phobia (social anxiety disorder) and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). However, since social phobia and GAD are chronic anxiety disorders, it is not recommended to treat these disorders on a long term basis with benzodiazepines such as clonazepam. Certainly, an advantage of benzodiazepines is that they […]
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Can you treat generalized anxiety disorder without medications?
Yes, you can definitely treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) without prescription medications. In fact, treatment with prescription medications is last resort treatment, only reserved for those who have severe cases of GAD, or for those who have GAD and do not respond to psychotherapy. Non-medication treatments for GAD include psychotherapy, relaxation techniques, exposure work, self-help […]
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What are the treatments of generalized anxiety disorder?
First-line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is psychotherapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is specific type of psychotherapy that is effective for GAD. CBT works by addressing your maladaptive thoughts that cause you to be anxious. CBT also addresses the avoidant behaviors that contribute to your anxiety. In addition to CBT, effective treatment for GAD […]
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What are the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder, with characteristic symptoms: Excessive worries and nervousness In GAD, there is excessive general worries and nervousness about everyday events or situations. With the worries and anxiety, you have apprehension about the future, and may expect things to not go smoothly. Y ou may have worries about […]
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What are symptoms of anxiety disorder?
The basic symptoms of anxiety disorder include fear and worry. The fear category of anxiety symptoms includes panic attacks and phobias (fear of specific objects or situations; fear of embarrassment in public). The worry category of anxiety symptoms includes ruminating negative thoughts, anticipatory anxiety, and obsessions. Each of the major anxiety disorders has specific emphasis […]
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