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C K Billings

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Anxiety and physical illness.

Anxiety disorders are more common than previously recognized. Anxiety commonly accompanies a variety of medical disorders and can complicate the treatment of these conditions, leading to increased morbidity and cost. Primary anxiety disorders may actually mimic a variety of medical conditions, with panic patients in particular often going undiagnosed and untreated. Certain medical conditions may present as anxiety so that the unsuspecting physician may inaccurately misattribute a patient's symptoms to a psychiatric rather than a medical condition.

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Management of psychologic responses to myocardial infarction.

The psychologic responses of denial, anxiety, and depression occur in a natural, predictable sequence in patients suffering acute myocardial infarction. Therapeutic interventions are possible to smooth the patient's passage through these psychologic stages: cognitive structuring, environmental manipulation, relaxation exercises, anticipation, encouragement, physical conditioning and activity, and group interactions. Multidisciplinary cooperation in the psychologic support of patients after myocardial infarction is stressed.

Anxiety↗