ANXIETY DISORDER

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The following is an overview of anxiety disorders among adults. Anxiety disorder is a common mental illness that affects a large population of adults. Anxiety disorder is characterized by feelings o... f anxiousness or fear that impede a person’s ability to perform daily functions. Persistent thoughts of worry coupled with feelings of humiliation related to their mental illness create obstacles for anxiety sufferers and impair treatment efforts. Poor social awareness and varying perspectives exist in relation to psychiatric disorders such as anxiety. This overview of anxiety will explore the scientific, analytical, cultural and ethical perspectives of anxiety disorder and how they impact anxiety as a mental illness. Some solutions regarding poor perception on mental illness include education, treatments and pharmaceutical interventions. [Show More]

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