Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety disorders involve extreme reactions to anxiety-inducing situations, including excessive worry, uneasiness, apprehension, or fear.

Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by chronic anxiety that is excessive, uncontrollable, and often irrational.

A panic attack is a sudden period of intense anxiety; if these attacks occur often, they may indicate a panic disorder.

Social anxiety disorder is marked by intense fear and avoidance of social situations in which one might be negatively judged.

Specific phobias involve excessive, distressing, and persistent fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation.