Case Study 1: Amy, age 38, is a worrier. She is restless, irritable and has difficulty concentrating. She worries that she worries so much and isn’t always sure what it is that she is worried about. She can’t let her husband or children leave the house without making them call her regularly to reassure her that they are ok. Her husband is growing weary of her fretting. Her children can’t understand what all the fuss is about. Their impatience with her only makes her worry more.
I think that Amy has Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is when a person has excessive and hard to control worry and anxiety occurring persistently(may be associated tension, fatigue, insomnia, and impaired concentration). Amy matches the description of having excessive worries for over 6 months about small things, such as her family leaving the house. As far as I can tell, there was nothing to trigger her worry about her family leaving such as a car accident. She also worries that she worries too much about things she cant remember why she worries. Her anxiety is frustraing her faimly and probally exahsuting her. Her condition may lead to a panic attack or a deep depression. I would definately recommend thearapy before this goes any further. I do not believe that her taking meds or pills of any kind would help her situation becasue the taking of the pills maybe could lead to even more stress and worries. Just intense therapy. If she doesn't get help, it could possibly cost her her family.
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/gad.htm
http://www.effexorxr.com/anxiety-disorders/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad.aspx?WT.mc_ID=604919DA-1996-4A61-9F18-2E0ECDB7B291&WT.srch=1&WT.mc_ev=click?sk=4648
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Good job adding in what the disorder could lead to and then adding in your recommendations on how it should be treated.
I like your treatment methods. It's also good how you broke the disorder down into long-term effects.
Good Job. I like your treatment methods.
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