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Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorder is a category of mental health conditions characterized by excessive, persistent fear, worry, or apprehension that is disproportionate to actual threat and that impairs daily functioning. Distinct from transient, adaptive anxiety, these disorders involve dysregulation of the brain's fear and threat-…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 39× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2474-9273 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Anxiety disorder is a category of mental health conditions characterized by excessive, persistent fear, worry, or apprehension that is disproportionate to actual threat and that impairs daily functioning. Distinct from transient, adaptive anxiety, these disorders involve dysregulation of the brain's fear and threat-appraisal circuitry and of the physiological stress response, producing both psychological symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability, and difficulty concentrating, and somatic symptoms, including trembling, sweating, and palpitations. The category encompasses generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and specific phobias, and it frequently co-occurs with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and physical illness, including the heightened distress observed in patients with cancer. Anxiety can emerge across the lifespan, with particular patterns in adolescents, in displaced or asylum-seeking populations, and in those facing chronic medical conditions, and it may be underrecognized in groups such as females with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Assessment relies on clinical interview and standardized measures, while management spans psychological therapies, pharmacotherapy, and adjunctive approaches; research also examines somatosensory stimulation and complementary interventions for reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety. Because anxiety disorders are common and disabling, accurate diagnosis and individualized, evidence-based treatment are essential to restoring function and reducing the substantial personal and societal burden they impose.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Mental Health in The Context of The COVID 19 Pandemic

Yadav RavinderCorresponding author
Medical Social Welfare Officer Department of Medical Record Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India
Exact topic International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3367
2020

Pain between Psyche and Soma in Uro-Andrology

Pruneti CarloCorresponding author
Dept. of Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Psychology, Clinical Psychophysiology and Clinical Neuropsychology Labs., University of Parma, Italy.
International Journal of Pain Management Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2688-5328.ijp-20-3386

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 39 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Behavior Therapy And Mental Health (ISSN 2474-9273).

Journal editorial board
Dr. Rabiul Ahasan · Saudi Arabia Shahid Ullah · Australia Roberto Maniglio · Italy

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