Anxiety

Question 1

Symptoms of anxiety?

Answer 1

Feeling nervous, restlessness, panic attacks, rapid heart rate, fatigue, shaking, chest pain

Question 2

Diagnosis of anxiety?

Answer 2

Blood test, psycho-social evaluation, physical exam (is your anxiety linked to some medication) & symptoms

Question 3

Treatment of anxiety?

Answer 3

• Psychotherapy
• Pharmacological therapies
• TMS, DBS if those two don’t work

Question 4

Risks of anxiety?

Answer 4

• Chronic psychosocial stress, especially early in life
• Adults under 35 years
• Gender (Women)
• Negative life events
• People with chronic diseases (diabetes, cancer)

Question 5

Heritability of anxiety?

Answer 5

• ~30% to 65% (high)
• Still environmental factors are huge part
• Various different susceptibility genes (5-HTT, BDNF..)

Question 6

Basics mechanism?

Answer 6

• Increased amygdala activation in response to negative stimuli
• Scrambled brain connections, chemical imbalance and dysbalanced processes in relevant neurocircuitries.