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Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask anxiety symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need to be treated

Effective therapies for anxiety disorders are available, and research is uncovering new treatments that can help most people with anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives. If you think you have an anxiety disorder, you should seek information and treatment right away.

AnxietyDisorders affect about 40 millionAmerican adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty.

Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event (such as speaking in public or a first date), anxiety disorders last at least 6 months and can get worse if they are not treated. 

Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask anxiety symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need to be treated

Effective therapies for anxiety disorders are available, and research is uncovering new treatments that can help most people with anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives. If you think you have an anxiety disorder, you should seek information and treatment right away.

Here we will look at Panic Attacks: 

Again, seeking professional help leads to proper diagnosis and improved treatment outcomes.  The information presented here is from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Mental Health Help | Answers to students’ frequently asked questions about depression.

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Part 1 | Mental Health answers to college students’ frequently asked questions about depression. 

Many people experience the first symptoms of depression during their college years. Unfortunately, many college students who have depression aren’t getting the help they need. They may not know where to go for help, or they may believe that treatment won’t help. Others don’t get help because they think their symptoms are just part of the typical stress of college, or they worry about being judged if they seek mental health care.

Understanding anxiety and when it becomes more than just a 'moment' | Mental Health Help

Anxiety can be a normal reaction to stress. It can and many times does help us deal with a tense situation, study harder for an exam, or keep focused on an important speech.

In general, it can help us cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread
of everyday situations, it has become a disabling condition.

Examples of anxiety disorders are obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, specific phobia, and generalized anxiety disorder.

Symptoms of many of these disorders begin in childhood or adolescence.