Patients with anxiety frequently complain of:
A. Chest pain
B. Dizziness
C. Shortness of breath
D. A and B
ANS: D
More than 90% of patients with anxiety present primarily with somatic complaints in primary care and emergency department settings (Stern & Herman, 2003). Patients may initially complain of only somatic symptoms before they are ultimately diagnosed with a primary anxiety disorder (DeVane et al., 2005). Patients with anxiety often present with the following symptoms: chest pain (with negative angiogram), irritable bowel, unexplained dizziness, migraine headache, and chronic fatigue.
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