Information on Anxiety

• Anxiety

Anxiety is a normal emotion that people may feel occasionally. As this eMedTV article explains, however, excessive worry and fear that is chronic, unremitting, and grows progressively worse is a sign of a more serious condition.

• Anxiety Symptoms

This eMedTV page explains how anxiety disorders possess different anxiety symptoms, ranging anywhere from nervousness to fear of dying. This page also explains how all anxiety disorders are linked by the common symptoms of excessive, irrational fear.

• Anxiety Treatment

Two types of anxiety treatment, medications and psychotherapy, are commonly used to treat anxiety disorders. This eMedTV segment discusses the medications and specific types of psychotherapy that are available to treat this condition.

• Anxiety Medications

Anxiety medications, like antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, are vital in treating anxiety disorders. This eMedTV resource discusses these types of medications in detail, including tips about taking them and potential side effects.

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

As this eMedTV Web page explains, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective anxiety treatment for several anxiety disorders, particularly panic disorder and social phobia. This page offers an in-depth look at cognitive-behavioral therapy.

• Anxiety in Children

As this eMedTV page explains, if anxiety in children is not diagnosed and treated early, it can have a long-term negative impact on their adult lives. This page also explains the different kinds of anxiety, possible symptoms, and treatment options.

• Alcohol Abuse and Anxiety Disorders

This page from the eMedTV library explains the connection between alcohol abuse and anxiety disorders, including findings in animal studies, as well as lab research on genetics and the brain.

• Cancer and Anxiety

There are common reactions to a diagnosis of cancer, and anxiety is to be expected. But, as this eMedTV article explains, when the link between the two becomes so severe as to affect cancer treatment, the anxiety needs to be treated, too.

• Anxiety Research

This eMedTV article explores anxiety research in detail, including research goals and the anticipated results. New research is focused on the genetic and environmental risks for anxiety disorders, the course of the illness, and treatment options.

• Anxiety Disorder Statistics

This page on the eMedTV website offers anxiety disorder statistics, such as the number of people affected and the age range for each specific disorder. For example, twice as many women as men suffer from anxiety disorders such as panic disorder.