22 min
Emotional Currents: Understanding the Depths of Anxiety and Depression Healthy Wealthy & Wise Dr. William T. Choctaw, MD, JD
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Anxiety
1.Definition: Anxiety is a sustained, low-level discomfort characterized by worry, distress, and fear that something bad may happen. Duration: Lasts longer than fear or panic.
Both Anxiety & Depression are mood disorders
Seek healthcare intervention immediately if there is any element of patient harm risk: directly or indirectly. Causes maybe chemical imbalance or heredity from family.
DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS
Persistent Sadness- People with depression experience prolonged feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair. Loss of Interest- A lack of interest in activities once enjoyed. Appetite - Eating more or less food than usual. Disrupted sleep patterns. HOPELESS/HELPLESS/WORTHLESS feeling. Possible suicide thoughts.
TREATMENT- MEDICATION & THERAPY.
Anxiety
1.Definition: Anxiety is a sustained, low-level discomfort characterized by worry, distress, and fear that something bad may happen. Duration: Lasts longer than fear or panic.
Both Anxiety & Depression are mood disorders
Seek healthcare intervention immediately if there is any element of patient harm risk: directly or indirectly. Causes maybe chemical imbalance or heredity from family.
DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS
Persistent Sadness- People with depression experience prolonged feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair. Loss of Interest- A lack of interest in activities once enjoyed. Appetite - Eating more or less food than usual. Disrupted sleep patterns. HOPELESS/HELPLESS/WORTHLESS feeling. Possible suicide thoughts.
TREATMENT- MEDICATION & THERAPY.
22 min