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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
If left untreated [[anxiety]] may cause consequences such as [[depression]], [[suicide]], [[substance abuse]], [[insomnia]], compromised [[immune system]] | If left untreated [[anxiety]] may cause consequences such as [[depression]], [[suicide]], [[substance abuse]], [[insomnia]], and compromised [[immune system]]. | ||
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ||
===Natural History=== | ===Natural History=== | ||
*The symptoms of [[anxiety]] usually develop in the | *The symptoms of [[anxiety]] usually develop in the second/third decade of life. <ref name="pmid1776498">{{cite journal |vauthors=Angst J, Vollrath M |title=The natural history of anxiety disorders |journal=Acta Psychiatr Scand |volume=84 |issue=5 |pages=446–52 |year=1991 |pmid=1776498 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* If left untreated anxiety can lead to [[depression]], [[suicidal ideation]] and eventually [[suicide]] may result, [[substance abuse]], increased risk for [[heart disease]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[insomnia]], [[headaches]]. | |||
===Complications=== | ===Complications=== | ||
Common [[Complications During and Following Cardiac Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention|complications]] of [[anxiety]] include: | |||
**[ | * [[Depression]] | ||
**[ | * [[Suicide]] | ||
**[ | *[[Substance abuse]] | ||
*Increased risk of [[heart disease]] | |||
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]] | |||
*[[Insomnia]] | |||
*[[Headaches]] | |||
===Prognosis=== | ===Prognosis=== | ||
[[Prognosis]] of [[anxiety]] is good with adequate [[Treatment-resistant depression|treatment]] and [[Interventions in left main disease|interventions]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
If left untreated anxiety may cause consequences such as depression, suicide, substance abuse, insomnia, and compromised immune system.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- The symptoms of anxiety usually develop in the second/third decade of life. [1]
- If left untreated anxiety can lead to depression, suicidal ideation and eventually suicide may result, substance abuse, increased risk for heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, headaches.
Complications
Common complications of anxiety include:
- Depression
- Suicide
- Substance abuse
- Increased risk of heart disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Insomnia
- Headaches
Prognosis
Prognosis of anxiety is good with adequate treatment and interventions.