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1、Ifyouthinkyouhaveananxietydisorder,thefirstpersonyoushouldseeisyourfamilydoctor.Aphysiciancandeterminewhetherthesymptomsthatalarmyouareduetoananxietydisorder,anothermedicalcondition,orboth.Ifananxietydisorderisdiagnosed,thenextstepisusuallyseeingamentalhealthprofessional.Thepractit
2、ionerswhoaremosthelpfulwithanxietydisordersarethosewhohavetrainingincognitive-behavioraltherapyand/orbehavioraltherapy,andwhoareopentousingmedicationifitisneeded.Youshouldfeelcomfortabletalkingwiththementalhealthprofessionalyouchoose.Ifyoudonot,youshouldseekhelpelsewhere.Onceyoufin
3、damentalhealthprofessionalwithwhomyouarecomfortable,thetwoofyoushouldworkasateamandmakeaplantotreatyouranxietydisordertogether.Rememberthatonceyoustartonmedication,itisimportantnottostoptakingitabruptly.Certaindrugsmustbetaperedoffunderthesupervisionofadoctororbadreactionscanoccur.
4、Makesureyoutalktothedoctorwhoprescribedyourmedicationbeforeyoustoptakingit.Ifyouarehavingtroublewithsideeffects,it’spossiblethattheycanbeeliminatedbyadjustinghowmuchmedicationyoutakeandwhenyoutakeit.Mostinsuranceplans,includinghealthmaintenanceorganizations(HMOs),willcovertreatment
5、foranxietydisorders.Checkwithyourinsurancecompanyandfindout.Ifyoudon’thaveinsurance,theHealthandHumanServicesdivisionofyourcountygovernmentmayoffermentalhealthcareatapublicmentalhealthcenterthatchargespeopleaccordingtohowmuchtheyareabletopay.Ifyouareonpublicassistance,youmaybeablet
6、ogetcarethroughyourstateMedicaidplan.WaystoMakeTreatmentMoreEffectiveManypeoplewithanxietydisordersbenefitfromjoiningaself-helporsupportgroupandsharingtheirproblemsandachievementswithothers.Internetchatroomscanalsobeusefulinthisregard,butanyadvicereceivedovertheInternetshouldbeused
7、withcaution,asInternetacquaintanceshaveusuallyneverseeneachotherandfalseidentitiesarecommon.Talkingwithatrustedfriendormemberoftheclergycanalsoprovidesupport,butitisnotasubstituteforcarefromamentalhealthprofessional.Stressmanagementtechniquesandmeditationcanhelppeoplewithanxietydis
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