Oral Anxiety Treatments

Humans and animals have always experienced anxiety. Which is why there are not many records that show the beginnings of anxiety. Another problem with the findings of anxiety is that when people began to reach out to health care professionals the records show that patients were considered to be faking the symptoms. Doctors and psychiatrists seemed to think that there was nothing wrong with their patients. The patients were told that they were only dealing with stress or nerves. Panic attacks were even considered to be a woman’s problem. Once these patients started to be taken more seriously research was conducted. In the year 1919 Walter Canon found that there are connections between the brain’s cortex and sympathoadrenal system. After discoveries like this were made …show more content…
alone are affected by Anxiety. 40,000 adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with a form of an anxiety disorder. When anxiety is left untreated a person can become depressed. If then the depression is left untreated the person may become suicidal. The first step to getting anxiety treated is by either going to a physician or a psychiatrist. From their the psychiatrist will assess a patient to find the type of anxiety the patient has. After diagnosing the patient they will find the method of treatment that is best for the patient. There are many different forms of treatments. There are many different oral medications. Treatments for patients who have phobias may be to have them face their fears. Psychiatrists also may have therapy sessions with the patient in which they discuss what is bothering the patient. From here the Psychiatrist will tell the patient why their fears and anxieties are irrational. Over time these forms of treatments may cure a person’s anxiety disorder. There are many different types of anxieties. The five most common forms are General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Over-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic disorders, Post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and