The Panic Disorder Treatment Process

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us The Panic Disorder Treatment Process Panic disorder is a treatable condition. The path to treatment typically involves an initial visit to your doctor, receiving a diagnosis, determining a treatment plan, working through treatment, and maintaining success when treatment ends. The following articles outline some of these important steps in the panic disorder treatment process.  Katharina Star, Ph.D. Panic Disorder Expert Preparing for Your First Appointment Many people first seek out treatment by making an appointment with a doctor. Initially, it can feel anxiety-provoking to discuss your symptoms with your doctor. However, being prepared for your initial appointment can reduce some of this stress. During this first meeting, be ready to talk about your medical history and current symptoms. Listed in this article are some easy tips on how to be better prepared for your first doctor's appointment for panic disorder. READ NOW Share Getting the Right Diagnosis In order to give you the correct diagnosis, your doctor will need to perform a clinical interview. During this evaluation process, you will be asked a variety of questions to gather information that will be assessed to compare with the diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. It should take about one to two visits to complete the diagnosis process. Find out more about how panic disorder is diagnosed. READ NOW Share Know Your Treatment Options Fortunately, there are safe and effective treatment options available that can help you manage panic and anxiety symptoms. The most common treatment options for panic disorder include therapy, medication, and self-help. Most panic sufferers will chose a combination of these methods to help alleviate symptoms. Here you will find a further explanation of the most common treatment options for panic disorder. READ NOW Share Maintain Your Success After Treatment Ends Once you have completed the treatment process, it's important to continue with your progress. Even if you've completed therapy, no longer need medication, or are feeling better overall, you'll still need to deal with your condition. Keeping up with your symptom management and recovery will involve some work on your behalf. This article explains some ways to continue to maintain success after you've completed treatment. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • 5 Things Everyone Should Know About Nutrition • Improve Handgrip Strength with this Simple Exercise • Ideas for Stocking an Emergency Food Pantry • 7 Mind Games and Strategies for Long Runs and Races • Does shaving or waxing "down there" affect STD risk? Maybe • Hate Bad Advice About Fibromyalgia & ME/CFS? Heres How to Handle It! • Your Fibromyalgia Questions Answered! • 6 Tips for Running a Faster Race Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Panic Disorder newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved