Effective treatments for PTSD include exposure therapy, including virtual reality treatment, and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), as well as medications. Seeking help is not a sign of weakness. Funding for this video provided by a grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
Men exposed to high levels of combat are likely to experience acute stress and symptoms of PTSD. Women in the military are at high risk for exposure to traumatic events, especially during war. They are also at risk of exposure to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape. Also, children with parents deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan show elevations in anxiety and depression.
Funding for this video provided by a grant from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP)
Psychologist Dr. Douglas Mennin discusses how to understand anxiety disorders.
experience extreme fear, nervousness, and worry, and they start to avoid activities.
to spend hours every day doing things to ease anxiety from unwelcome thoughts or images.
worry, and uncomfortable feeling of being observed and judged by others.
TV personality and actor Howie Mandel shares his struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a public service announcement for the ADAA campaign "Treat It, Don't Repeat It: Break Free From OCD."
I've suffered from generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, coupled with panic attacks for more than two decades.