Anxiety Disorders

Dr. Elizabeth A. Crocco is currently Clinical Professor and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. She also serves as the Geriatric Psychiatry Training Director at Jackson Memorial Hospital and facilitates the primary training and supervision of all geriatric psychiatry fellows, psychiatry residents, medical students at UM and other physicians/health care professionals in the field. As the Medical Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience & Aging, Dr. Crocco oversees the coordination of the UM Memory Disorder Clinic and has been active in treating and researching depression and anxiety disorders in older adults. Dr. Zelde Espinel is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Espinel is currently a psycho-oncologist with an expert focus ongeriatric cancer patients at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine. Her main area of clinical scholarly activity includes the management of mood and anxiety disorders. She has received numerous awards and has assumed a series of leadership roles. She actively participates in the training of medical students, residents, fellows, and psychology practicum students in the field of psycho-oncology.

• 1. Connecting the Dots: History Gathering in Anxiety Diagnosis2. Beyond the Surface: Medical Evaluation of Anxiety Conditions3. When Fear Strikes: Differentiating Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder4. Fearing the Outside World: Understanding Agoraphobia5. The Chronic Worrier6. Anxious in the Spotlight: Social Anxiety Disorder or Simply Avoidant?7. When Fear Takes Flight8. When Fear Collides: Panic Attacks within the Spectrum of Anxiety Disorders9. Beneath the Surface: Uncovering Medical Causes of Anxiety10. The Crossroads of Addiction and Anxiety11. Washing Away Worries: Understanding the Complexities of OCD12. Worry or Obsession? Distinguishing Obsessions from Everyday Worries13. Every Mirror Reflects a Different Flaw14. I Can't Bear to Part with Any of It15. It's a constant struggle between reason and the urge to pull16. The smell of gasoline brings back those horrible memories17. When Memories Keep Me Awake18. Anxiety has taken away my ability to enjoy the simple things in life19. I really want help for my anxiety; it's taking over my life, but my drinking is not the problem20. I'm really scared about the pending diagnosis. What if it's bad?21. I find myself constantly worrying and it's been keeping me up at night22. Mommy my tummy aches. I can't go to school today 23. Why can't I stay home like during online school?? 24. I can't understand why she won't speak at school when she's perfectly fine talking to her siblings 25. What if I fall and no one's around to help?26. I can't help but worry about my bills and finances 27. At first, I tried fluoxetine, but it made my anxiety even worse, and I had stomach problems28. My doctor prescribed medication, but I am afraid to take it 29. I can't believe he did this to me! He put a curse on me!