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Informative TriptychPanic Disorder

The document describes panic disorder, which causes sudden and repeated attacks of fear that last several minutes. People with this disorder fear losing control or disaster during attacks. Panic disorder can be treated through psychotherapy or medications to control symptoms and lead a normal life.
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Informative TriptychPanic Disorder

The document describes panic disorder, which causes sudden and repeated attacks of fear that last several minutes. People with this disorder fear losing control or disaster during attacks. Panic disorder can be treated through psychotherapy or medications to control symptoms and lead a normal life.
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Panic Disorder

Disorders of
anxiety
If you know
someone
People who have anxiety
disorders feel extremely
fearful and insecure. From time
who has
symptoms
to time, most people feel anxious
about something for a short time,
but people with anxiety disorders
feel this way most of the time.
Their fears and worries make it
difficult for them to carry out
of disorder
everyday activities.
panic, advise
Panic Disorder
People with panic disorder have
consult a
sudden, repeated fear attacks
that last several minutes, but
sometimes the symptoms can last
psychologist.
longer.
These are called panic attacks.
Panic attacks are characterized A Disorder called
by fear of a certain disaster or Panic Disorder .
fear of losing control.

FIND OUT
Is there help?
Psychotherapy or psychological therapy
If you know someone with a specialist can help people learn to

in this situation, control the symptoms of a panic attack.


There is no cure for panic disorder, but
help him today, you can most people can lead a normal life when
treated with medication and/or therapy.
make difference.

“Panic disorder
It is one
of the disorders of
What are the symptoms of Physical symptoms including: anxiety
panic disorder? –
-
strong heartbeat,
sweat,
more treatable”
People with panic disorder have: – weakness, fainting, or dizziness,
– feeling hot or chilly,
- Sudden and repeated attacks of fear. – tingling or numbness in the hands,
- The feeling of being out of control - chest pain,
during a panic attack. – feeling of nausea or stomach pain.
- The feeling that things are not real.
- An intense worry about when the When does panic disorder start?
next attack will occur.
- A fear of or a need to avoid places Panic disorder often begins in late adolescence
where panic attacks have previously or early adulthood. More women than men
occurred have panic disorder. But not everyone who has
panic attacks will develop panic disorder.

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