| Panic, Anxiety, Fear
& Phobia
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minimal level of apprehension or anxiety is normal in our day to
day life. When anxiety becomes continuous and heightened on most
days, however, it can paralyze us and render us dysfunctional and
even disabled. Panic, General and Social Anxiety, Excessive Fear
and Phobia are a group of disorders with both physical, psychological
and emotional causes. Fortunately, these disorders are treatable
conditions.
It is estimated that 5-10% of people experience
and suffer from some disabling form of anxiety-related disorders
in a lifetime. Evaluation and treatment of anxiety and related disorders
is at times complicated by its many causes. Life styles and medical
conditions can provoke similar anxiety or phobia symptoms. Without
appropriate medical treatment, fear, phobia, panic, and anxiety
disorders can result in an individual’s disability or dependence
on addictive prescription drugs.
The Panic, Anxiety, Fear and Phobia Clinic at Okaloosa
Mental Health And NeuroPsychiatric Center provides medical and psychiatric
management of anxiety and related disorders.
Evaluation of these disorders begins with a consultation
with a psychiatrist. Based on this consultation, a treatment plan
is developed which can include clinical and psychological tests,
individual and group therapy, medications management, bio-feedback
and relaxation training, and behavior modifications.
If you would
like to take Panic, Anxiety, Fear & Phobia
Self-Assessment, please click here.
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