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Anxiety
disorders affect 40 million Americans and women
twice as often as men. While we are aware of the
higher incidence rate in women, researchers continue
to study the gender differences of anxiety disorders
and the risk factors that may make people more
prone to these conditions.
The
term “anxiety disorder” refers to
five psychiatric disorders that involve extreme
fear or worry including: generalized anxiety disorder;
panic disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder;
phobias; and posttraumatic stress disorder. People
with an anxiety disorder have persistent, intense,
and irrational anxiety that is uncontrollable
and affects their daily lives.
Click
on the links below to learn more about the individual
anxiety disorders, their symptoms and treatments
as well as common questions, myths, and terminology:
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