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Anxiety & Depression Treatment
Are you suffering from anxiety and/or depression? AllCare clinicians can help diagnose and treat a range of anxiety and mood disorders. In general, these disorders respond well to psychological treatment. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms below, give us a call today to schedule an intake assessment.
Anxiety
Anxiety comes in several forms. Generalized anxieties are feelings that vary from a few symptoms to being overwhelmed. You can't control the feelings of excessive worrying and anxiety. It persists with the following symptoms:
- Difficulty concentrating
- Irritability
- Fatigue
- Muscle tension
- Restlessness or feelings of always being on edge
- Sleep disturbance
- Trembling
- Twitching
- Shaky feeling
- Muscle aches and soreness
- Clammy hands
- Dry mouth
- Sweating
- Nausea or diarrhea or frequent urination
Depression
Everyone goes through cycles of "ups" and "downs" throughout life. However, when the downs last more than a few weeks and cause problems with working, sleeping, eating, and getting along with friends and significant others, then depression maybe present. Depression is very common and affects about 10 million American adults every day. Depression in children is also very common.
Depressive symptoms include the following:
- Lack of motivation
- Low energy or fatigue
- Headaches
- Trouble concentrating
- Feelings of being alone
- Isolating away from friends and family
- Crying or feelings of sadness
- Loss of interest in usual activities
- Constant worrying
- Trouble sleeping
- Feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness
- Feelings of guilt for no reason
- Irritability
Effective treatments for anxiety disorders have been developed through research. In general, two types of treatment are available for an anxiety disorder: medication and specific types of psychotherapy. Both approaches can be effective for most disorders. The choice of one or the other, or both, depends on the client and the clinician preferences, and also on the particular anxiety disorder. For example, only psychotherapy has been found effective for specific phobias. So, medication isn't necessarily indicated in this case.
From NIH Publication No. 3879
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