Anxiety Disorders Linked to Physical Conditions

Anxiety Disorders Linked to Physical Conditions 

Anxiety disorders appear to be independently associated with several physical conditions, including thyroid disease, respiratory disease, arthritis and migraine headaches, according to a report in the October 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. This co-occurrence of disorders may significantly increase the risk of disability and negatively affect quality
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SRI Medication Effective In Treating Compulsive Hoarding Patients 
In a paper published online in advance of publication in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, Sanjaya Saxena, M.D., director of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Program at UCSD School of Medicine, reports the surprising finding that the serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication, paroxetine, is effective in treating patients with compulsive hoarding syndrome.
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What are you afraid of? Nine out of ten people experience a restrictive fear 
SALISBURY -- Growing up, Ashley Pollitt never thought about spiders. They were just things that were there, she said. But, one day when she was 6 or 7 years old, a spider crossed her path and left her traumatized.
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