Anxiety occurs in many people with mental or physical diseases, and differential diagnosis therefore is important.1,2 The symptoms of many anxiety disorders overlap with other somatic physical disorders, such as heart and respiratory diseases and epilepsy; the slide outlines some key clinical insights that help to distinguish these patients.1,2
References:
1.Craske MG, Stein MB, Eley TC, et al. Anxiety disorders. Nat Rev Dis Primers 2017; 3: 17024.
2.Penninx BW, Pine DS, Holmes EA, Reif A. Anxiety disorders. Lancet 2021; 397 (10277): 914–927.