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Welcome to the Anxiety Disorders Resource Center.  Approximately 1/3 of American adults have at least one anxiety or panic attack in their lifetimes.  This startling data means that an anxiety disorder is the most common emotional disorder and is more common than alcohol abuse or depression.  
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  The average person goes to the doctor 5 times a year. A person with Anxiety or Panic Disorder goes, on average, 37 times

  10% of the population will at one time in their lives have a panic attack. This is occasionally, and not to the point of disability.

 The risk of a family member passing the Anxiety Disorder or Panic Disorder on is between 10% and 20%

 
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Types of Anxiety Disorders

The term anxiety disorders encompasses several clinical conditions:

  • panic disorder, in which feelings of extreme fear and dread strike unexpectedly and repeatedly for no apparent reason, accompanied by intense physical symptoms
  • obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), characterized by intrusive, unwanted, repetitive thoughts and rituals performed out of a feeling of urgent need
  • post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a reaction to a terrifying event that keeps returning in the form of frightening, intrusive memories and brings on hypervigilance and deadening of normal emotions
  • phobias, including specific phobia a fear of an object or situation and social phobia a fear of extreme embarrassment
  • generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), exaggerated worry and tension over everyday events and decisions
 


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One and a half percent of the population, the number afflicted with panic attacks 4,045,627. Over four MILLION people.
 
 



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Possibly one and a half percent of the population of the world, the number afflicted with an anxiety or panic disorder is 88,726,749. Almost 89 MILLION people
 



 

  Number of Americans who experience anxiety and panic attack symptoms per month: 1 million

  Percentage aged 18-34: 37; aged 35-64: 60

 Average age of onset: 24

  Female to male ratio: 72:28

 Percentage who are married: 51

  Percentage who are divorced: 24

 Percentage who abuse alcohol: 30; drugs: 17; tranquilizers: 42

  Percentage whose work quality declines: 83; who lose jobs or income: 67; who are unable to work for at least one month: 43

 Percentage who are financially dependent on welfare or disability: 27

Studies of the Brain and Anxiety Disorders

Studies in animals and humans have focused on pinpointing the specific brain areas and circuits involved in anxiety and fear, which underlie anxiety disorders. Fear, an emotion that evolved to deal with danger, causes an automatic, rapid protective response that occurs without the need for conscious thought. It has been found that the body's fear response is coordinated by a small structure deep inside the brain, called the amygdala.

 

 
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Panic Attacks


Panic attacks are characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.  Here is a quick panic attack questionnaire you can take to learn more about the symptoms and whether or not you might have experienced   panic attacks  along with treatment options.
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Generalized Anxiety


Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by 6 months or more of chronic, exaggerated worry and tension that is unfounded or much more severe than the normal anxiety most people experience. Here is a generalized anxiety questionnaire you can take to learn more about the symptoms and whether or not you might have GAD along with treatment options.
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Social Anxiety


Social phobia is an intense fear of becoming humiliated in social situations, specifically of embarrassing yourself in front of other people. It often runs in families and may be accompanied by depression or alcoholism. Here is a social anxiety/phobia questionnaire you can take to learn more about the symptoms and whether or not you might have social anxiety disorder along with treatment options.  

Depression  

Depression


In any given 1-year period, 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness.  Depressive illnesses often interfere with normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have a disorder, but also to those who care about them.  Here is a depression questionnaire you can take to learn more about the symptoms and whether or not you might have depression along with treatment options.

 

Obsessive Complusive Disorder  

OCD


People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) suffer intensely from recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) or rituals (compulsions), which they feel they cannot control. Here is a OCD questionnaire you can take to learn more about the symptoms and whether or not you might have OCD along with  treatment options.

 

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  

PTSD


Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat.. Here is a PTSD questionnaire you can take to learn more about the symptoms and whether or not you might have PTSD along with  treatment options.
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