Tag Archive: overview

Depressive Disorders

Carlo Carandang October 26, 2014 0 Comments

Depressive disorders are characterized by low moods, feeling blue, or having apathy on exposure to a painful situation such as loss, disappointment, relationship problems, financial difficulties, and/or trauma. Bereavement, also known as grief, is differentiated from depression, in that bereavement…
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Blog, Depression, Healthcare, Psychiatry

depression, depressive disorders, major depressive disorder, overview, psychiatry

Anxiety Disorders

Carlo Carandang October 12, 2014 4 Comments

Anxiety disorders are characterized by extreme fear, nervousness, or worry on exposure to a feared stimulus, which can be an object, person, or situation. Fear is differentiated from anxiety, in that fear is a reaction to a current stimulus, whereas…
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Anxiety, Blog, Healthcare, Psychiatry

anxiety, anxiety disorder, GAD, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, overview, panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, psychiatry, PTSD, SAD, social anxiety disorder, social phobia, specific phobia