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Anxiety disorders can severely impair a person’s ability to function at work, school, and in social situations. Anxiety can also interfere with a person’s relationships with family members and friends. Fortunately, though, there are effective treatments for anxiety. In some cases, medications have a role in treating anxiety disorders.
APA's Clinical Practice Guideline recommends seven psychotherapy interventions as well as a second-generation antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—SSRIs—serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors—SNRIs—or norepinephrine/dopamine reuptake inhibitors—NDRIs) for the treatment of depression in adults.
To help these young people cope with anxiety and suicidal ideation that may emerge from that anxiety and then go on to develop fulfilling lives, Lily Brown, PhD, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, and José A. Bauermeister, PhD, MPH, a professor at Penn Nursing, launched an intervention ...
Anxiety is not the same as fear, but they are often used interchangeably. Anxiety is considered a future-oriented, long-acting response broadly focused on a diffuse threat, whereas fear is an appropriate, present-oriented, and short-lived response to a clearly identifiable and specific threat.
Anxiety disorders are among the most common childhood and adolescent mental illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 7% of children ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, the umbrella term that refers to phobias, panic disorder, separation anxiety, social anxiety and generalized anxiety disorders.
Bunmi Olatunji, PhD, director of the Emotion and Anxiety Research Lab at Vanderbilt University, discusses the emotions that drive anxiety disorders, how to treat them effectively, and how people can recognize the difference between feeling anxious and an anxiety disorder—and know when it’s time to seek help.
Karen Lynn Cassiday, PhD, is the founder of the Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago and a nationally recognized expert in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in children, teens, and adults. She is a former president of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and is a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive ...
More than 8 in 10 (84%) psychologists who treat anxiety disorders said they have seen an increase in demand for anxiety treatment since the start of the pandemic, compared with 74% a year ago. Demand for treatment of depression is also up, with 72% of psychologists who treat depressive disorders saying they have seen an increase, compared with ...
Three psychotherapies and four medications are conditionally recommended. Interventions that received a conditional recommendation all have evidence that indicates that they can lead to good treatment outcomes; however, the evidence may not be as strong, or the balance of treatment benefits and possible harms may be less favorable, or the intervention may be less applicable across treatment ...
The guideline recommends interventions for the treatment of depression in children and adolescents, adults, and older adults. Recommendations are based on a systematic review of the scientific evidence, a weighing of the benefits and harms of interventions, consideration of what is known about patient values and preferences, and consideration of the applicability of the evidence across ...