Condition
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are characterised by excessive, persistent, and intense worry and fear — to the point where they significantly interfere with daily life, relationships, and general functioning.
Core features
- ·Excessive and persistent worry
- ·Disproportionate: the level of worry is out of proportion to the actual situation
- ·Difficult to control: the person struggles to stop or reduce anxious thoughts, which often evolve into physical symptoms — inducing even more anxiety (a vicious circle)
- ·Significant impairment: the symptoms disrupt daily life and activities
Types of anxiety disorders
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Persistent and excessive worry about everyday events and activities — finances, health, family — for at least six months.
Panic Disorder
Repeated episodes of sudden, intense fear that peak within minutes (panic attacks), with dramatic physical symptoms — shortness of breath, chest pressure, fear of dying, derealisation or depersonalisation, dizziness — often leading to a fear of having more panic attacks. Agoraphobia is the clinical syndrome of avoiding places to prevent attacks, which deepens the cycle.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Intense fear and avoidance of social situations driven by concerns about being judged, embarrassed, or humiliated by others.
Specific Phobias
An intense, irrational fear of a specific object or situation — heights, flying, vomiting, blood, enclosed spaces.
How we treat this at IASO
Treatment begins with a thorough psychiatric assessment to understand the full picture — your history, your symptoms, and what you actually need. From there we build a plan around you: evidence-based, paced sensibly, and revisited as you progress.
Care may include psychotherapy, medication, or a combination — chosen and adjusted based on what works for you. Everything is discussed openly, and nothing is prescribed without a clear clinical reason.