- 23 y/o female
- Loss of concentration
- Careless mistakes (Not ADHD) > 6 months
- Feeling like “on the edge”
- Worked in the office & symptoms are in the office only?
- Mood is 8 (fine).
- Tired as well
- Patient visited twice to doctors & all her tests are done & are normal (Don’t delay this referral)
- No Anhedonia here
Anxiety - 6
- Restlessness/Nervousness
- Easily Tired
- Low Concentration
- Muscle tension (New Sx of Anxiety)
- Sleep disturbance
- Irritability
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Scoring System: Please tell me whether this happens nearly every day:
- Do you feel that something awful is going to happen?
- Becoming easily annoyed or irritated?
- Being restless & it is hard for you to sit still?
- Trouble relaxing?
- Worry too much about a lot of things & you cannot control the worrying?
- Feeling nervous or anxious?
Rule out DDS
- Hypoid
- Depression
- PTSD (Any trauma)
- Meeting People
- Shopping Mall?
- Phobia?
MAFTOSA + ICE
This is a condition called Generalised Anxiety Disorder → Explain people will excessively worry. This worry can be both disproportionate & unrealistic.
- You have seen the Drs for symptoms
- Leaflet: to read about it
- Partiality you can have from help through leaflet
- Therapies like 1:1 therapy, group therapy
- Speech therapy
- Psychiatrist will see you
- Some educational groups
- Exercise & lifestyle modifications