Anxiety Disorders: Neurobiological Mechanisms, Diagnostic Criteria, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Anxiety disorders comprise a group of conditions characterized by excessive fear, worry, and physiological hyperarousal that cause clinically significant distress or impairment. Unlike transient anxiety that accompanies real-life stressors, pathological anxiety is persistent, disproportionate, and often generalized across settings. The core symptom dimensions include cognitive components (rumination, catastrophizing, intrusive threat appraisal), emotional components (fear or… Read More »