The most common of emotional disorders, anxiety disorders affect millions of people. Symptoms may include overwhelming panic and fear, obsessive thoughts, painful memories, recurring nightmares and an array of physical symptoms like feeling ill, heart palpitations, muscle tension and startling easily. Anxiety disorders include panic disorder which brings an overwhelming combination of physical and psychological distress; phobias, significant discomfort with social situations; or any other excessive or persistent fear.
Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition
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Adolescent Medicine
BMC’s Division of Adolescent Medicine is a medical home to adolescents and young adults ages 14 to 25. The division provides primary care and hosts a variety of targeted subspecia…
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Pediatrics - Psychiatry
At Boston Medical Center, comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment are provided to children and adolescents in an outpatient setting. The program specializes in the as…
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Psychiatry
In the Department of Psychiatry, our comprehensive model combines compassionate, culturally sensitive care with state-of-the-art treatment for mental health conditions, addiction,…
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BMC Brockton Behavioral Health Center
An inpatient center that provides innovative care to people with substance use disorders and mental illness in three acute psychiatric units and one clinical stabilization service.