Anxiety

Anxiety: Introduction

Some level of anxiety is very common, and people worry about all sorts of things. Different types of people worry about different things and to different extents. Having some anxiety doesn't necessarily mean you have an anxiety disorder. However, severe anxiety or exaggerated worry, fear, phobias, or other major concerns might indicate some type of anxiety disorder or other psychological disorder. For more information on possible causes, see the causes of the symptom anxiety.

Symptoms of Anxiety

• Excessive worry
• Instability
• Nervousness
• Hyperventilation
• Nausea
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 7 symptoms of Anxiety

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Anxiety:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Anxiety: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Anxiety

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Anxiety?

• Misdiagnosis of Anxiety
• Failure to diagnose Anxiety
• Hidden causes of Anxiety (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Anxiety

Anxiety: Self Assessment Tools

• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Anxiety: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Anxiety: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Anxiety

High rate of misdiagnosis of psychiatric disorders: The book "Preventing Misdiagnosis of Women" reports on studies that estimate that 41% to 83% of...read more »

Various mental health symptoms caused by rare epilepsy: Temporal lobe epilepsy is a less common form of epilepsy that does not have the typical physical seizures. Patients can suffer from...read more »

Common asymptomatic heart disorder can cause anxiety-like conditions: Anxiety symptoms may be due to heart disorder - There is a reasonably common heart disorder called Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), that often remains undiagnosed in people...read more »

Rare neurological disorder misdiagnosed as anxiety condition: Posterolateral sclerosis is an uncommon neurological disorder that can be...read more »

Rare copper disease insidious and misdiagnosed: Wilson's disease (a form of copper overload) is a rare disorder that has a slow and insidious onset that can often fail to be diagnosed. Copper builds up in the liver and...read more »

Rare cancer hidden cause of panic symptoms: The rare cancer pheochromocytoma, an adrenal tumor, can initially have symptoms similar to panic disorder. Its symptoms may include anxiety, panic, sweating, increased heart rate...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults....read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure to...read more »

Pheochromocytoma can mimic an anxiety attack: Pheochromocytoma is a tumour of the adrenal glands which secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines such as epinephrine and nor-epinephrine. It...read more »

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Anxiety: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

Research all specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Anxiety

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Anxiety:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Anxiety, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Anxiety: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Anxiety

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More information about causes of Anxiety:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Anxiety (467 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Anxiety (201 listings)
• Anxiety as a complication caused by other conditions
• Anxiety as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Anxiety

Treatments for Anxiety

• Magnesium - possibly used for related magnesium deficiency
• Vitamin B3 - possibly used for related vitamin B3 deficiency
• more treatments...»

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Videos for Anxiety

Patient Surveys for Anxiety

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Anxiety
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Reseach about Anxiety

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User Interactive Forums

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• Tell us your medical story.
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• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Anxiety:

A relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders - (Source - WordNet 2.1)