Is ACT useful for anxiety?
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Posted on 19-12-2022 09:02 AM
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Implementation of the 21st century cures act took effect in april 2021, specifying that clinical notes are among electronic information that must not be blocked and must be made available free of charge to patients. 1 despite the laudable intentions of the cures act, we believe its implementation is already causing unintended consequence for clinical care or research procedures. These regrettable consequences stem from patients’ misunderstanding of the medical record.
To illustrate, let us reflect on the following example. Early in april 2021, we provided anesthesia care for a young woman whom we considered to be clinically unremarkable with a history significant only for anxiety and who underwent a minor procedure.
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Start by writing down all of the things you do to try and feel more certain, or to get around or avoid uncertainty.
You can use the sample of behaviours listed above as a guide. For example,
do you seek reassurance from others?
do you do a lot of double-checking?
do you look for a great deal of information before making a decision?
do you procrastinate a lot?
are there situations that you avoid?
a good way to compose this list is to be a detective in your daily life: notice when you are feeling anxious, and what it is that you do to try to feel less anxious.
https://3s6.z21.web.core.windows.net/The-Anxiety-Coach/Specialists/What-Are-Anxiety-Disorders.html