anxiety disorder
noun
: any of various disorders (such as panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, a phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder) in which anxiety is a predominant feature
called also anxiety neurosis, anxiety state
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Long-term use of inhalants is also associated with mood and anxiety disorders such as depression.
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Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Four of these genes are related to mood and anxiety disorders, suggesting IBS and anxiety may have shared genetic links rather than one causing the other.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
Having sunset anxiety may be a symptom of a larger anxiety disorder, Gallagher said.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Data from a 2016 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report on anxiety in children indicates that childhood anxiety occurs in approximately one in four children ages 13 to 18, while the lifetime prevalence of severe anxiety disorder in that age group is 5.9 percent.
—Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Four of these genes are related to mood and anxiety disorders, suggesting IBS and anxiety may have shared genetic links rather than one causing the other.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
Having sunset anxiety may be a symptom of a larger anxiety disorder, Gallagher said.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Data from a 2016 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report on anxiety in children indicates that childhood anxiety occurs in approximately one in four children ages 13 to 18, while the lifetime prevalence of severe anxiety disorder in that age group is 5.9 percent.
—Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Anxiety disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anxiety%20disorder. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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