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Anxiety may cause physical and cognitive symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability, easy fatigue, difficulty concentrating, increased heart rate, chest pain, abdominal pain, and a variety of other symptoms that may vary based on the individual. [2] In casual discourse, the words anxiety and fear are often used
Women are around 15% more likely to experience comorbidities with GAD than men. [9] Anxiety disorders in women are more likely to be comorbid with other anxiety disorders, bulimia, or depression. [10] Women are two and a half times more likely to experience Panic Disorder (PD) than men, [11] and are also twice as likely to develop specific ...
While psychotic depression can be chronic (lasting more than 2 years), most depressive episodes last less than 24 months. People who received appropriate treatment for psychotic depression went into "remission" and have reported a quality of life similar to that of people without PD. [11]
Psychosis can have serious adverse outcomes. [4] Psychosis can have several different causes. [5] These include mental illness, such as schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, sensory deprivation, [6] Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome or cerebral beriberi [7] and in rare cases major depression (psychotic depression).
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about events or activities. [5] Worry often interferes with daily functioning, and individuals with GAD are often overly concerned about everyday matters such as health, finances, death, family, relationship concerns, or work difficulties.
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder, either bipolar disorder or depression. [4] [5] The main diagnostic criterion is the presence of psychotic symptoms for at least two weeks without prominent mood symptoms. [5]
Human studies have shown that inflammation related to sickness can drive shifts in mood, including the development of depression and anxiety. Meanwhile, chronic stress response is recognized as ...
Panic disorder is a mental and behavioral disorder, [5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks. [1] Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, or a feeling that something terrible is going to happen.