Defining Anxiety Disorders
Discover when you should become concerned that you might have an anxiety disorder.
Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
Learn the symptoms typical of anxiety disorders, and in particular of GAD, or generalized anxiety disorder. The symptoms of each anxiety disorder vary in different people, but they all provoke extreme fear or worry that interferes with daily life.
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After more than 20 years of not going to a grocery store, restaurant, or public place alone, not driving out of my safe area and not attending school functions for my children, I began my difficult recovery from panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social anxiety disorder.
Screening for Panic Disorder
If you suspect that you might suffer from panic disorder, answer the questions below, print out the results and share them with your health care professional.
To locate a specialist who treats panic disorder, visit the ADAA Find a Therapist.
Treatment
Like other anxiety disorders, panic disorder can be treated.
Symptoms
Some people experience what is referred to as limited-symptom panic attacks, which are similar to full-blown panic attacks but consist of fewer than four symptoms.
Panic Disorder
Panic disorder is diagnosed in people who experience spontaneous seemingly out-of-the-blue panic attacks and are very preoccupied with the fear of a recurring attack.
