What is the "panic attack" and how is it treated?

How dangerous can be a "panic attack" on human health? What are the symptoms and how to treat it?

The neuroses are psychological disorders in the presence of one or a group of symptoms and cut off a person from reality and denying the "right" to be happy, enjoy life in all its forms on a daily basis. Although they have much more mild form than psychosis which cause complete cut off from reality, some neuroses and among them the "panic attack" may cause severe problems, denying the autonomy of action and behavior and leading to the search home or friends to support the management of unexpected "attacks" that disrupt forcing it to shut himself and his house.

The neuroses, as psychological disorders as having a largely psychological reasons and include a mixture of anxiety and depression. It has been estimated statistically from the national and international statistical agencies and the World Health Organization that one in four residents of economically developed countries will face some form of neurotic disorder in their lifetime and will need to seek appropriate psychological or psychiatric support. Statistically, with the possible exception of social phobia, rates neurotic disorders is higher in women than in men.

In some people are "anxiety disorders" are common and not even limited to the presence of specific objects or situations. In the case of "panic attack" is probably a few minutes, which are experienced as "centuries" for the person living the experience, while the frequency varies from person to person.

Typical symptoms include palpitations, chest pain, choking sensation, instability and loss of contact with reality in the form of "depersonalization" and "surreal" feeling (cut off from reality).

Eventually fear an imminent unpredictable and uncontrollable "panic" prevents the person to come out in public places and work alone, of course, not allowing it to lead, and obliges them to seek the physical presence of the person or friend.

Individuals will experience "panic attacks" come to believe that they have serious physical problems and their situation is worse if continue without the help of a psychologist or psychiatrist and be burdened by other morbidities such as agoraphobia.

What are the symptoms?

According to the universally accepted standard driver and DSM-IV, the diagnostic criteria for panic attack in a person include a period of intense fear and discomfort during which at least 4 of the following symptoms occur suddenly and will culminate in a period of about ten minutes :

-Palpitations, tachycardia, and rapid increase in heart rate

-Sweating

Trembling or shaking;

-Feel difficulty in breathing

Feeling of choking;

And discomfort-angina

-Nausea or abdominal discomfort

-Sense of dizziness, instability, or faint

-Feeling "surreal" or "depersonalisation"

-Fear of losing control and "madness"

-Thanatofovia

-Paresthesia (numbness and tingling)

-Chills or hot flushes.

Statistics estimated that 7-28% of the population will have a panic attack in their life, usually between the ages of 25-30 years. The psychotherapeutic management of panic attacks lies in evaluating his / her psychologist who will choose the appropriate therapeutic approach, whereas the personality and psychosocial-family-professional data.

Often with cognitive behavioral therapy identify and destructive interpretations of panic that pervades the person creating the framework of the personality and emotional range of the individual non-destructive alternative interpretations and help you regain confidence and self-control.