Anxiety Disorders
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-11-18/anxiety-disorders
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric illnesses affecting children and adults. Yet out of the estimated forty million American’s suffering from it, only about a third receives treatment. The latest in research, treatment and education of this illness, and how to distinguish a disorder from everyday anxiety.
Guests
Dr. Jerrold Rosenbaum
President of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America,
Chief of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital,
Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Dr. Daniel Pine
Chief, Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience and Chief of Emotion and Development Branch in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program of the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program.
Dr. Richard Nakamura
Scientific Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Dr. Elizabeth Phelps
Lab Director of New York University's Department of Psychology
Dr. Blair Simpson
Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic and of the OCD Research Program and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia University.
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As one who has suffered for YEARS I have spent thousands literally on psychotherapy. For me it is useless. I firmly believe at least in my experience it is a PHYSICAL brain oriented malady and all the talk therapy in the universe never helped. I still wake up feeling like I may not get through the day. Moreover, I am totally unique in that I had polio. But polio is a virus that affects not only the spinal cord BUT it affects the brain as well. No one knows how really and because it is an extinct malady in developed nations now there is really no help. I have wondered if it had an effect when the panic disorder developed. Who knows?
Further at 62 there are so many other life events which contributed I know for me it would be like climbing Mt Everest to get help. Medications are for me horrible. I cannot get over the side effects. Worse is our medical system of payment ESPECIALLY for emotional illnesses in this country or LACK of one. Maybe if I were a member of Congress help would be available as they have wonderful government paid health care. They can get anything they want. For mental illness, financially, if you are middle class and not a Congressman you are cooked if you do not have a job and even if you do insurance does NOT cover it all.
If you detect anger in my post well there is plenty of that. My family has had nothing but tragic illness and for me it is in triplicate. I am tired of it all.
My new website www.editwritehealth.com is dedicated to health writing. I wrote a very short review of this NPR Show for my first blog. My initial knee jerk reaction to the first doctor saying anxiety disorders were a long life malady was "Baloney." Of course .... that's how he makes his living. And the pharmaceutical companies are behind more of this than we know. But that aside, people do have disorders and anxiety attacks that can be debilitating. I'm very happy to see so many comments explaining how good food, exercise and cutting out caffeine have helped. I know this is true. Our body condition reflects in our minds. One note I'd like to add, as well, for those who self-medicate: It is well known that cheap wines from some countries like Chili are loaded with chemicals and sprays used on grapes. No one is going to feel good in body or mind the next day, and day after day self-medicating like that. Developing a very strong mind through meditation, working with personal psychology, and being fearless in facing fears -- over a long period of time can turn our worlds around. I know this. A healthy lifestyle and eating and drinking the purest of food and water is the other part of the equation. Wow! I loved the testimonials about the negative affects of caffeine. Because cutting out caffeine helped me with a physical problem almost instantly, as well as cutting out peanuts. Visit my website/blog www.katherinekay.com I talk a lot about health.