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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
ocd and panic attacks
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 25, 2001 12:00AM
, Oct 25, 2001 12:00AM
The answer is a definite yes. OCD, at is root, is a way of warding off the experience of panic. You should talk to your doctor about Zoloft, but you should also consider psychotherapy to understand and master your fears, which are primal, and irrational, and should be mastered. YOu could try the MasteringStress program above to get your teeth into a real life problem, and pinpoint where prospective action stimulates fear.
