Alzheimer’s

Introduction Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder marked by cognitive and behavioral impairment that significantly interferes with social and occupational functioning. It is an incurable disease with a long preclinical period and progressive course. In AD, plaques develop in the hippocampus,

Anxiety / Panic Attack

Fear is an automatic neurophysiological state of alarm characterized by a fight or flight response to a cognitive appraisal of present or imminent danger (real or perceived). Anxiety is linked to fear and manifests as a future-oriented mood state that consists of a complex cognitive, affective, physiological, and behavioral response system associated with preparation for the anticipated events or circumstances perceived as threatening. Pathological anxiety is triggered when there is an overestimation of perceived threat or an erroneous danger appraisal of a situation which leads to excessive and inappropriate responses.

Depression

Reference/links: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/286759-overview https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007 https://medlineplus.gov/depression.html#cat_92 https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Clinical_depression https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=Depression&Search=Clear&age_v=&gndr=&type=&rslt=   Possible Treatment A wide range of effective treatments is available for major depressive disorder. Medication alone  and psychotherapy (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy) alone can relieve depressive symptoms. There is also empirical support

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