About ADAA
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and improving the early diagnosis, treatment, and cure of anxiety disorders through education and research. ADAA provides free educational information, lists of treatment professionals, support groups, self tests, clinical trials, and other resources.ADAA is the unified voice that anxiety disorders are real, serious, and treatable.
Since its establishment in 1980, ADAA has remained committed to improving the lives of the adults and children who suffer from anxiety disorders. The most common mental illnesses in adults and children, anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder (SAD), and specific phobias.
ADAA leads the way to better lives for more than 40 million adults in the United States with anxiety disorders:
- Links people who need treatment with the health care professionals who provide it.
- Provides thousands of educational print resources each year.
- Increases awareness through its award-winning website and public-education campaigns.
- Assists individuals with anxiety disorders in developing self-help skills.
- Advocates for improving the lives of people with anxiety disorders.
- Promotes the use of effective treatments.
- Supports new research about the cause, prevention, and cure of anxiety disorders.
- Provides continuing education for health care professionals.