Define Pain And Panic
- Panic Disorders
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
- Prevention & Treatment
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What Is It?
Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. A person with panic disorder has panic attacks, which are repeated, unexpected episodes of intense fear and anxiety along with physical symptoms linked to the body's normal response to danger.
If you are truly in danger (for example, if you are confronted by a criminal with a gun), your body readies itself for "fight or flight." Your heart rate increases; blood rushes to your arm and leg muscles, causing a trembling or tingling...
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Defining Chronic Pain
Source: eOrthopod
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Source: eOrthopod
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Bruxism defined
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Panic disorder
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Panic attacksSymptomsA panic attack begins suddenly, and most often peaks within 10 - 20 minutes. Some symptoms may continue for an hour or more. A... Read more »
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