Measurement of Anxiety, The

Synopsis

The assessment of anxiety is useful in monitoring the treatment progress of individual patients. Anxiety is inferred from the patient’s symptoms, characteristic signs (e.g. facial expression) and physiological changes such as tachycardia and sweating. Discusses the Hamilton Anxiety Scale.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 15 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1971

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Notes

Restricted to medical audiences.

Uses

Clinical medicine courses.*

Subjects

Medical sciences; Psychiatry

Keywords

anxiety disorders; mental illness

Credits

Contributor

M H Lader

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Institute of Psychiatry

Distributor

Name

Boehringer Ingelheim