Anxiety Dr. Christian Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Anxiety disorder can be very debilitating. Between 15% and 20% of the population may at any point in time be affected by anxiety. From a communication perspective there is much that can be done to help a person suffering from anxiety with the help of psychotherapy. At the same […]
Panic Attacks Dr. Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, and the ominous feeling that something very bad is going to happen. The maximum degree of symptoms occurs within minutes. There may be a fear of losing control and various somatic
Bipolar Disorder Dr. Jonathan Haverkampf, M.D. Abstract – Bipolar disorder affects an individual’s affective states (mood). The different flavours of bipolar disorder have in common that there are alterations in mood between above ‘normal’ (hypomania, mania) and normal or below normal (melancholia, depression). The other important mood disorders are the various types of depression, while
