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Health Encyclopedia: Anxiety Disorders Causes
- Anxiety Disorders - Causes
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Causes
A person's genetics, biochemistry, environment, history, and psychological profile all seem to contribute to the development of anxiety disorders. Most people with these disorders seem to have a biological vulnerability to stress, making them more susceptible to environmental stimuli than the rest of the population.
Biochemical Factors
Abnormalities in the Brain. Scientists are using imaging techniques, particularly magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to identify different areas of the brain a...
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Expert & Community Posts
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What You Need to Know
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...with the disorder as an adult, but remembers having symptoms as a young child. Watch him talk... Read more »
OCD - Statistics on Underdiagnosis and Undertreatment
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertObsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United... Read more »
Brain Scan Detects Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...predisposes people to developing the compulsive rigid symptoms that are characteristic of OCD.... Read more »
The Difference Between Obsessions and Compulsions
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It involves intrusive and unwanted... Read more »
Anxiety During Pregnancy
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...anxiety symptoms during pregnancy. Women with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) may see an... Read more »
Health Guide
Schizophrenia: Risk Factors
...non-right handed, and very few of these people develop schizophrenia.)Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) affects a significant number of schizophrenic patients. OCD... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: References
...Jones C, Raines D, Garvey R, et al. Telephone administered cognitive behaviour therapy for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ. 2006 Oct... Read more »Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...appears to pose more of a risk for eating disorders than belonging to a particular population group. Symptoms remain strikingly similar across high-risk countries.Income Levels. Oddly enough,... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors
...adolescents have some anxiety disorder. Indeed, this may be an underestimation, particularly since symptoms in children may differ from those in adults. One study indicated that if such children... Read more »Anxiety Disorders: Introduction
...threat is removed.Anxiety disorders have been classified according to the severity and duration of their symptoms and specific behavioral characteristics. Categories include:Generalized anxiety... Read more »
Related News
Brain Stimulation Eases OCD Symptoms
November 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A brain procedure that has been used to treat Parkinson's disease patients since the 1980s also shows promise for patients with... Read summary »
Implanted device approved for obsessive-compulsive disorder
February 23, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new implanted device for the treatment of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).... Read summary »
Memory Protein in Mice Linked to Autism
December 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers uncovered a protein in mice that may be linked to autism and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The protein FKBP12,... Read summary »
Compulsive Clutter?
April 13, 2007SAN DIEGO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Shawn Mowad's garage is full of clothes, boxes and papers piled high. In her living room, most of the clutter... Read summary »
When does a habit become OCD?
April 30, 2009Nearly everyone has habits or rituals they do before going out, going to bed, or starting work for the day. But at what point does a habit or ritual... Read summary »
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