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Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP

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Specializes in: Psychiatry and Family Therapy
Professional interests include: abuse, depression, trauma, and more.
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104

Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP is a nurse in Fort Worth, TX specializing in psychiatry and family therapy. Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP is affiliated with Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

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1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104

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Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

Family Therapy Services

Family therapy is sometimes also called family counseling or marriage and family therapy. It is a form of mental health care and therapy that treats a couple or entire family as a unit, paying special attention to how the members of the family interact with each other. Each family has a unique personality, communication style, and unique problems they face together. In family therapy, all members of the family attend counseling sessions as a group, and together they learn how to identify conflicts within and without the family, as well as how to communicate better and problem-solve together.

Some topics commonly addressed in family therapy include:

  • Bullying
  • Abuse
  • Divorce
  • Adoption or Infertility
  • Marriage conflict
  • Substance abuse

Family therapists may work in group practices, private practices, schools, or hospitals. They work with families of all different kinds to help them live together as a stronger unit.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that people may develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. PTSD causes recurring nightmares, flashbacks, and disturbing memories about the traumatic event. It is frequently triggered by particularly intense and life-threatening incidents. For example, someone involved in a serious car accident may have severe anxiety about the accident months or even years later. War veterans and people involved in armed conflict are particularly prone to developing PTSD. In decades past, PTSD was called shellshock and was used to describe the negative emotions that soldiers endured from war. Today, medical professionals who treat PTSD recognize that it can occur in all types of people and can result from all types of traumatic incidents. It is not known exactly why some people develop PTSD, although PTSD frequently arises from:

  • Accidents
  • Sexual or physical assault
  • Combat
  • Childhood abuse
  • Domestic abuse
  • Natural disasters
  • Torture and kidnapping

People who have experienced significant and repeated trauma are more likely to develop PTSD. Those who have disorders like depression or a family history of depression may also be more prone to PTSD. PTSD symptoms typically begin one month to one year following the traumatic event. There are four main categories of PTSD symptoms:

  • Intrusive memories: Intrusive memories include unwanted memories, feelings of reliving the traumatic event, distressing nightmares, and emotional disturbances from triggers (signs that serve as reminders of the traumatic event). Intrusive memories can lead to elevated heart rate, anxiety, combativeness (fight), withdrawal (flight), and many other responses.
  • Avoidance: Avoidance is an attempt to avoid speaking or thinking about an upsetting event. People with this response might also try to avoid certain people or locations that prompt memories of an event.
  • Changes in physical and emotional reactions: These changes may include difficulty sleeping, hypervigilance, self-destructive behavior, and feelings of guilt and irritability.
  • Alterations in cognition and mood: Alterations can cause negative self-beliefs, depression, shame, and detachment from others.

The intensity and frequency of these symptoms can vary over time. PTSD symptoms may suddenly return after disappearing for years. Many PTSD patients find treatment helps to gradually reduce their symptoms over time.

The most common treatments for PTSD are psychotherapy and oral medications. Psychotherapy for PTSD can include cognitive therapy (therapy to change thought patterns), exposure therapy (therapy to confront memories of the traumatic incident) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR). EMDR integrates exposure therapy with guided eye movements to help patients confront and process their trauma. Certain oral medications may help with PTSD, such as antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications. Self-care, support groups, and relaxation may also benefit those with PTSD.

The path to overcoming PTSD can be long and challenging and people with PTSD can benefit greatly by seeking professional treatment from a mental health care provider. Treatment can reduce PTSD symptoms, provide essential coping strategies, and improve one's quality of life.

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP treated as a nurse in Fort Worth, TX were nursing home care, mental health therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit 198
hospital care 207
inpatient care 207
mental health therapy 210
nursing home care 220

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP.

Gender
Male 65
Female 118
Ethnicity
Black / African American 13
Asian / Pacific Islander
Non-Hispanic White 143
Hispanic 7
Native American / Alaskan Native
Other
Age
75 to 84 42
85 and over 24
Less than 65 56
65 to 74 56

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 58
High Cholesterol 48
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 60
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 15
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26
Diabetes 31
Atrial Fibrillation 9
Dementia 34
Cancer 6

Education & Training

She has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Laurie A. Anger, MSN, NP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

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Biography

Ms. Laurie Anger is a specialist in family therapy and psychiatry. Her clinical interests include psychiatric evaluation, abuse, and depression. Ms. Anger is affiliated with Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.

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