Anxiety Disorders
Around 20% of U.S. citizens develop an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. The most common diagnoses are panic disorders and agoraphobia, followed by generalized anxiety disorders and social phobias. Illness anxiety, also known as hypochondria, ranks fifth, affecting around 6% of the population. Even a rare disorder like emetophobia (fear of vomiting) still impacts approximately 330,000 people.
One thing is true for all these anxiety disorders: with the right approach, they are treatable. If someone continues to suffer from an anxiety disorder for a year or more despite therapy, it’s likely they are being treated with methods that don’t align with their personality structure, making the treatment ineffective.
To learn which treatments work best for specific anxiety disorders and to avoid common mistakes in standard treatments, explore our blog articles on specific anxiety disorders.
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