Anxiety Disorders: Neurobiology, Clinical Features, Diagnostic Criteria, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Anxiety disorders are a group of conditions characterized by excessive fear, worry, or behavioral tension that is disproportionate to the situation and persists over time. Clinically, the core issue is not merely “feeling nervous,” but a maladaptive threat-detection and threat-appraisal system that drives persistent symptoms and functional impairment. From a neurobiological perspective, anxiety involves coordinated… Read More »