How Many People Are Affected By Anxiety Disorders?
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
The goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is to regain control of reactions to stress and stimuli, thus reducing the feeling of helplessness that often accompanies anxiety disorders. CBT works on the principle that the thoughts that produce and maintain anxiety can be recognized and altered using various techniques that change behavioral responses and eliminate the anxiety reaction. Many studies have shown that a combination of CBT and medication ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. General Anxiety About the Economy: What's the Difference?
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...any given year, and women are twice as likely to be affected. People with generalized anxiety... Read more »
Anxiety and Intimacy
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...another human being. Emotional Connections Anxiety, however, sometimes gets in the way of... Read more »
Social Anxiety Disorder Survey Reveals Severity of Impact of Widespread Disorder
By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert...recently published on-line survey commissioned by the Anxiety Disorders Association of America... Read more »
Stress, Anxiety, and Exercise
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...in the United States say they experience stress or anxiety daily, and most say it interferes at... Read more »
Managing Anxiety During Tough Economic Times
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert...in any given year. Women are twice as likely to be affected. Like other anxiety disorders,... Read more »
Health Guide
ADHD and Anxiety
Anxiety is the fear or worry that we feel about events in our lives. It can occur because of some specific reason, such as when we worry about the first day of a new job or when we don’t seem to... Read more »How Antidepressants are Used to Treat Anxiety
There are a number of different medications that are currently used to treat anxiety disorders. Antidepressants, although originally intended to treat depression, have been found to be effective in... Read more »Tips for Improving Communication Skills
...7) Speak from an “I” perspective. This helps during conflict. Speaking about how a situation affected you, rather than placing blame on the other person. For example, “I felt…”... Read more »How to Use The Center for Information on Anxiety & Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders affect nearly 40 million American adults in any given year. They are usually caused by a combination of psychological, physical, and genetic factors, and treatment is, in... Read more »Separation Anxiety
...ages of six and twelve are impacted by separation anxiety disorder. Both boys and girls seem to be affected at the same rate. Children with separation anxiety disorder fear both the idea... Read more »Images
Related News
Combo Therapy Best for Childhood Anxiety
December 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests a combination of behavioral therapy and drug therapy may be best for children with anxiety disorders. In... Read summary »
Treating Childhood Mental Disorders
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's estimated 15 million children have been diagnosed with a mental disorder, but only about one quarter of them are getting... Read summary »
Anxiety Connected to Genes
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's clear people react differently to the same trauma. Some people just have a bad memory and others suffer from posttraumatic... Read summary »
Asthma Linked to PTSD
May 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be a link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A new study from Columbia University looked at... Read summary »
Neurological Disorders by the Numbers
February 06, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Neurological disorders like stroke and Alzheimer's disease are in the news all the time. But how many people are affected by... Read summary »
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