PAEMS

Panic Anxiety Education
Management Services

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The Politics of Anxiety Disorder Treatments - Who suffers

CONCLUSION

Whether Panic Disorder is ultimately biological or behavioural in origin, Short term Cognitive Behaviour Therapy has been demonstrated to be not just cost effective, but also effective in providing long term results for people with Anxiety Disorders. Despite the severe disabilities and the costs associated to the Disorders, people can 'pull themselves together' once they are given the appropriate education and cognitive behavioural strategies to do so.

If people are diagnosed within an acceptable timeframe, given patient education and Cognitive Behaviour skills there is no need for them to ever use medication. With this approach , the Disorders can be minimised, the disabilities associated to the Disorders prevented and the costs of the Disorders substantially reduced.

The social justice issues and both the personal and public costs of these Disorders need to be effectively resolved. The upgrading of treatment services for our client group, both in the public and private sector, is long overdue. As previously stated, the Commonwealth can play a pivotal role in setting more appropriate treatment standards for people with Anxiety Disorders.

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