Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of a type of mental illness of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety. Current psychiatric diagnostic criteria recognize a wide variety of anxiety disorders. Recent surveys have found that as many as 18% of Americans may be affected by one or more of them.
By Nikki Tucker | Oct 01, 2012 04:22 PM EDT
By next year the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will classify nail biting as an obsessive compulsive disorder.
By Makini Brice | Sep 25, 2012 10:54 AM EDT
Doctors were surprised by the findings because prostate cancer can be one of the least lethal forms of cancer.
By Amber Moore | Sep 13, 2012 05:27 PM EDT
Prescription drugs for anxiety, insomnia and depression may increase the risk of the patient being involved in an accident, a new study says.
By Christine Hsu | Aug 23, 2012 02:20 PM EDT
A woman's risk of anxiety and other psychiatric disorders may depend on how stressed out her father was when he was young, scientists claim.
By Christine Hsu | Aug 12, 2012 04:02 PM EDT
Major depression or chronic stress can shrink the brain and decrease brain volume, resulting in emotional and cognitive impairment, according to a new study.
By Makini Brice | Aug 08, 2012 02:26 PM EDT
For teenagers who smoked weed at least once a week, their risk of developing an anxiety disorder was double that of their peers.
By Amber Moore | Aug 02, 2012 08:08 AM EDT
An estimated 150 million people in the developing world are suffering from sleep-related problems, according to a new study.
By Nikki Tucker | Jul 19, 2012 11:21 PM EDT
Though anxiety is more prevalent in women compared to men, a new study suggests poverty, not a psychiatric condition, is the leading cause of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
By Amber Moore | Jul 19, 2012 08:18 AM EDT
Men who suffer from social anxiety are more likely to harm the person they're dating if they feel they're being judged by their partner, says a new study.
By Sharon Begley | Jul 13, 2012 09:18 AM EDT
Some psychiatrists say the increase in the prevalence of anxiety from about 4 percent to 50 percent is the result of psychiatrists and others "getting better at diagnosing anxiety."
By Makini Brice | Jul 12, 2012 10:34 AM EDT
Wolfram Syndrome causes insulin-dependent diabetes in childhood, as well as hearing and vision loss and kidney issues. As sufferers become older, they may also develop cognitive problems and dementia.
By Amber Moore | Jul 12, 2012 08:07 AM EDT
Another reason to keep smiling, new research has shown that anxiety can shorten your life.
By Nikki Tucker | Jul 02, 2012 12:37 PM EDT
Physical punishments during childhood may lead to personality disorders as an adult.
By Amber Moore | Jun 29, 2012 08:28 AM EDT
Anxiety disorders can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a new study says. Researchers say that common phobias can best be treated with CBT and a trans-diagnostic approach.
By Christine Hsu | Jun 26, 2012 05:21 PM EDT
Chronic stress blocks a gene that protects the brain from mood disorders, according to a new study that may provide novel insights into the mechanisms behind depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder.
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