For Anxiety Disorders we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Female Health, Mental Health and Problem Teenagers.

Anxiety Disorders (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)

Also known as anxiety neurosis or anxiety reaction. A condition that can be caused by both psychologic and physiologic factors. It can take two general forms: (1) acute anxiety (panic disorder), marked by repeated occurrences of intense self-limited anxiety lasting usually a few minutes to an hour, or (2) chronic anxiety, characterized by less intense reactions of much longer duration (days, weeks, or months).

Anxiety Disorders (Female Health)

A group of serious yet treatable health problems affecting one in 10 Americans; anxiety disorders are caused by a combination of biological and environmental factors.

Anxiety Disorders (Mental Health)

In DSM-IV, this category includes panic disorder without agoraphobia, panic disorder with agoraphobia, agoraphobia without history of panic disorder, specific (simple) phobia, social phobia (social anxiety disorder), obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (includes overanxious disorder of childhood), anxiety disorder due to a general medical condition, and substance-induced anxiety disorder. (The inclusion of mixed anxiety-depressive disorder into this category awaits further study.) See agoraphobia; generalized anxiety disorder; mixed anxiety-depressive disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; panic disorder; phobia; posttraumatic stress disorder.

Anxiety Disorders (Problem Teenagers)

Anxiety disorders can cause intense feelings of anxiety and tension even when there is no apparent danger and the symptoms can cause distress and Interfere with daily activities.

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