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Hoboken Psychiatrist Doctors for AnxietyType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Hoboken * Michael B Jackson MD  Alvaro M Gutierrez MD  Joel Price MD  Hudson Psychiatric Associates LLC  Hudson Psychiatric Associates LLC  Hudson Psychiatric Associates LLC  Pascale Moraille MD  Gabriel Kaplan MD & Associates  Palisade Behavioral Care  Palisade Behavioral Care  Palisade Behavioral Care  Palisade Behavioral Care  Jersey City Medical Center Psychiatry  Jersey City Medical Center Psychiatry  Jersey City Medical Center Psychiatry  Jersey City Medical Center Psychiatry  Nicholas A Marchese MD  Apex Medical Associates PA  Jersey City Medical Center Psychiatry  Nimer M Iskandarani MD  Oscar Sandoval MD  Leonie Johnson MD  Charles Carluccio MD  Gayol Padron MD  Edgewater Psychiatry  Ronald X Spinapolice MD  Seung H Lee MD  Eric Gewolb MD  Emmanuel Hriso MD  Emmanuel Hriso MD  Jacob Jacoby MD  David Brozyna MD  Comprehensive Behavioral Health Care  Andrew Razin MD  Justine Kent MD  Bella Shapnik MD  Joseph C Napoli MD  Mt Carmel Guild Mental Health  Chiang L Lin MD  Robert T Latimer MD  North Jersey Behavioral Medicine  Jose Gomez Riviera MD  Sharad Wagle MD  Center Of Revitalizing Psychiatry PC  Center Of Revitalizing Psychiatry PC  Kathy Yoo MD  Edward Farkas MD  Hackensack University Medical Center  Diego Coira MD  Bindu C Khanna MD  Harvey Kranzler MD  Mercedes Paine MD  Psychiatric Associates  Robert J Chalemian MD PA  Robert J Chalemian MD PA  Psychiatric Associates  Psychiatric Associates  Sang W Yoo MD  Gerald Meyerhoff MD  Drs Gurland & Gurland  Peter Martindale MD  Leslie Nagy MD  University Hospital Psychiatry Department  University Behavioral Health Center  University Behavioral Health Center  University Behavioral Health Center  University Hospital Psychiatry Department  University Hospital Psychiatry Department  University Behavioral Health Center  Steven J Schleifer MD  New Jersey Physical Medicine& Rehabilitation  University Behavioral Health Center  NJ Family Practice Center  Drs Logvinenko  Mental Health Clinic Passaic  Stanley D Machlin MD  Sonia I Oquendo MD & Samiris Sostre MD  Paul Rosenbaum MD  Sonia I Oquendo MD & Samiris Sostre MD  Naomi Greenblatt MD LLC  Lee Hindin MD  Edmund Chaitman MD  Nathaniel Donson MD  Morton Fridman MD  Eugene Friedberg MD  Michael R Milano MD  Ronni L Seltzer MD  Sheldon Weiser DO  Alan S Brown MD  Anna Burton MD  Alexander Caemmerer Jr. MD  Stanley Heller MD  Teruko S Neuwalder MD  Psychoeducational Associates  Harvey R Chertoff MD  Luis Handel MD  Paul E Schneck MD  Robert S Schumeister MD  Roberto Sozzi MD  Social Psychiatry Research Institute Hoboken, New JerseyUpcoming Local Events2012-05-29
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AnxietyIntroduction to AnxietyGeneralized anxiety disorder (or GAD) is characterized by excessive, exaggerated anxiety and worry about everyday life events with no obvious reasons for worry. People with symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder tend to always expect disaster and can't stop worrying about health, money, family, work, or school. In people with GAD, the worry often is unrealistic or out of proportion for the situation. Daily life becomes a constant state of worry, fear, and dread. Eventually, the anxiety so dominates the person's thinking that it interferes with daily functioning, including work, school, social activities, and relationships.
What Are the Symptoms of GAD?GAD affects the way a person thinks, but the anxiety can lead to physical symptoms, as well. Symptoms of GAD can include:
In addition, people with GAD often have other anxiety disorders (such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and phobias), suffer from depression, and/or abuse drugs or alcohol.
What Causes GAD?
The exact cause of GAD is not fully known, but a number of
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