Sense of impending doom
A sense of impending doom is a medical symptom which can have a psychological or a physiological cause. Psychological causes can include an anxiety disorder, depression, panic disorder, or bipolar disorder. Physiological cause could include a pheochromocytoma, heart attack, blood transfusion, or anaphylaxis.[1][2]
| Sense of Impending Doom | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry |
| Symptoms | Sensation of imminent, life-threatening danger or tragedy. |
| Differential diagnosis | heart attack, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, blood transfusion, bipolar disorder, anaphylaxis |
See also
References
- "Can a Feeling of Impending Doom Be a Symptom?". Healthline. 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- "Sense of impending doom: Common Related Medical Conditions". symptomchecker.webmd.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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