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Anxiety

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Anxiety is a physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create the feelings that we typically recognize as anger and known as fear, apprehension, or worry. Anxiety is often accompanied by physical sensations such as heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, stomach aches, or headache. ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

• --More than 40 million American men and women are diagnosed with anxiety annually.
• --30 percent of women will have some type of anxiety disorder during their lifetime.
• --Several types of medications are useful in treating anxiety disorders and are usually used in conjunction with other forms of therapy.
• --Anxiety disorders are often debilitating chronic conditions, which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event.
• --Prone to flare up at times of high stress.

5 Great Resources on Anxiety

• eMedicine: Anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA): Anxiety
• Mental Health America (MHA): Anxiety: What You Need to Know
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Anxiety
• WebMD: Anxiety and Panic Disorders Health Center-Latest Anxiety Information and Health News

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What is Anxiety?

• Healthwise (via WebMD): Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• MedicineNet: Anxiety
• eMedicineHealth: Anxiety
• Familydoctor: What is Anxiety?
• Kidshealth: All About Anxiety

What Are The Symptoms of Anxiety?

• HelpGuide: Anxiety Attacks and Disorders: Symptoms, Types and Treatment
• Mayo Clinic: Anxiety: Signs and Symptoms
• NIMH: When to Contact a Medical Professional
• Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Anxiety: Symptoms and Types
• HealthScout: Symptoms of Anxiety

What Are The Causes and Complications of Anxiety?

• Mayo Clinic: Causes of Anxiety
• HelpGuide: Causes and Risk Factors for Anxiety
• Right Health: Anxiety Causes
• eMedicineHealth (via WebMD): Causes of Anxiety
• NY Times Health: Anxiety Common Causes

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Anxiety?

• ADAA: Anxiety Guide to Treatment
• NIMH: Anxiety Is There Help?
• Mayo Clinic: Anxiety Treatment
• WebMD: Anxiety Treatment and Care

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Anxiety?

• Mayo Clinic: Anxiety Coping Skills
• WebMD: Anxiety Living and Managing
• HelpGuide: Managing and Coping with Anxiety
• eMedicineHealth: Anxiety Management and Treatment
• eHow.com: How to Use Alternative Therapies for Anxiety

What Are The Types and Stages of Anxiety?

• HelpGuide: Types of Anxiety
• eMedicineHealth: Anxiety Outlook
• WebMD: Anxiety: Are There Different Types?
• Healthcentral: Types of Anxiety

How Do You Prevent Anxiety?

• Panic Anxiety Disorder Association (PADA): Prevention of Anxiety Disorders
• eMedicineHealth: Anxiety Prevention
• WebMD: How Can I Prevent Anxiety/Stress Disorders?

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Anxiety

• AnxiousLiving: An Exploration into Social Anxiety
• WeWorry: A Blog for the Anxious
• WebMD: Dr. Patricia Farrell on Stress Management and Anxiety
• Google Blog Search: Anxiety
• Revolution Health: Stories on Anxiety

Foundations and Support Groups on Anxiety

• NIMH: Anxiety
• ADAA: Resources and information about Anxiety
• Google Directory: Support Groups about Anxiety
• WebMD: Anxiety Support Group
• Healthcentral: Anxiety Support Groups

Message Boards, Chats and Discussions about Anxiety

• Healthcentral: Anxiety -All Share Posts
• DailyStrength: Anxiety Discussions
• Revolution Health: Anxiety Groups
• HealthBoards: Anxiety Message Board
• Yahoo Groups: Anxiety and Panic Disorder Support Groups
• ehealthforum: Anxiety and Stress Forum
• Meetup.com: Anxiety

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Anxiety

• JAMA: Anxiety Articles
• PubMed Central: Anxiety Articles
• WebMD: Anxiety Disorders Common, Untreated
• Google Scholar: Anxiety Articles
• The American Journal of Psychiatry: Anxiety Articles

Clinical Trials on Anxiety

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Anxiety Clinical Trials
• NIMH: Anxiety Clinical Trials
• ADAA: List of Clinical Trials related to Anxiety
• CenterWatch: Anxiety Clinical Trials

The Top Videos and Images for Anxiety Wisdom

• YouTube: Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Me
• YouTube: Acupressure for Anxiety
• Flickr: Anxiety Attack

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