Anxiety Disorders: Diagnostic Criteria, Mechanisms, and Evidence-Based Treatments for Persistent Excessive Worry
Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health conditions characterized by excessive fear, worry, and hyperarousal that are disproportionate to circumstances and persist over time. The core clinical feature is not merely feeling nervous; it is impaired functioning caused by sustained symptoms such as intrusive worry, anticipatory threat monitoring, sleep disturbance, irritability, and somatic complaints.… Read More »