Anxiety disorders and psychological distress

Anxiety disorders affect approximately 2 to 8% of the adult population each year.

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By: Caroline Paré Follow

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On the occasion of the Congress of the Encephalon which is held from January 19 to 21 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, we are talking about anxiety disorders.

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If anxiety is a normal feeling of worry, anxiety, it can become disabling by becoming chronic.

Frequent, anxiety disorders would affect approximately, each year, 2 to 8% of the adult population.

Among these disorders stands out the psychic distress which can prevent to act or even push to make bad decisions.

How to identify these anxiety disorders?

What support is there?

• Dr Antoine Lesur,

  psychiatrist, specialist in anxiety disorders and depression.

  Member of the

  CNQSP (National College for the Quality of Psychiatric Care)

  .

  Author of the book

  Psychic distress, a new approach to care

  , published by Odile Jacob

• Dr Mariama Barry

  , Psychiatrist at the CHU Donka, in Conakry and in charge of the mental health unit at the level of the Ministry of Health of Guinea

At the end of the program, we take stock of the

.

We talk about it with

Emeritus Research Director at the

in Paris

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