Anxiety Disorders
Introduction
Anxiety disorders include disorders that share features of excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances.
The anxiety disorders differ from one another in the types of objects or situations that are feared or avoided and the content of the associated thoughts or beliefs.
Anxiety disorders differ from developmentally normative fear or anxiety by being excessive or persisting beyond developmentally appropriate periods (e.g., typically lasting 6 months or more).
Many of the anxiety disorders develop in childhood and tend to persist if not treated.
Most occur more frequently in females than in males (approximately 2:1 ratio).
Studies Related to Anxiety Disorders
In Medical Students
Quek, T. T., Tam, W. W., Tran, B. X., Zhang, M., Zhang, Z., Ho, C. S., & Ho, R. C. (2019). The Global Prevalence of Anxiety Among Medical Students: A Meta-Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(15), 2735. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152735
Mehanna Z, Richa S. Prévalence des troubles anxio-dépressifs chez les étudiants en médecine. Etude transversale chez les étudiants en médecine de l'Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth [Prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in medical students. Transversal study in medical students in the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut]. Encephale. 2006;32(6 Pt 1):976-982. doi:10.1016/s0013-7006(06)76276-5
Treatment
Barlow, D. H., Rapee, R. M., & Brown, T. A. (1992). Behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 23(4), 551-570.
Rodebaugh, T. L., Holaway, R. M., & Heimberg, R. G. (2004). The treatment of social anxiety disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 24(7), 883-908.