Anxiety #2

                            

Differential diagnosis of anxiety:
  

1. Normal response threat
 2. Adjustment disorder
 3. Generalised anxiety disorder
 4. Panic disorder
 5. Organic (medical) cause
                     a. Hyperthyroidism
                     b. Paroxysmal arrhythmias
                     c. Phaeochromocytoma
                     d. Alcohol & benzodiazepine withdrawal
                     e. Hypoglycemia
                     f. Temporal lobe epilepsy

 Symptoms of depressive disorder

 1. Psychological
 @ Depressed mood  @ Loss of interest
 @ Reduced self-esteem  @ Loss of enjoyment (anhedonia)  @ Pessimism  @ Suicidal thinking
 @ Guilt
 

2. Somatic
 @ Reduced appetite  @ Loss of libido
 @ Weight change  @ Bowel disturbance
 @ Disturbed sleep  @ Motor retardation (slowing of activity)
 @ Fatigue 

To be continue ..................

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