Definition of Anxiety disorder

1. Noun. A cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom.


Definition of Anxiety disorder

1. Noun. A disorder characterised by excessive anxiety. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anxiety Disorder

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Literary usage of Anxiety disorder

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"In generalized anxiety disorder, there is no specific focus to the anxiety; symptoms are ... Generalized anxiety disorder involves excessive anxiety, worry, ..."

2. Treatment of Drug Dependent Individuals with Comorbid Mental Disorders edited by Lisa S. Onken, Jack D. Blaine, Sander Genser, Arthur M. Horton (1998)
"Surveys using the second approach and examining rates of alcohol dependence and abuse in anxiety disorder outpatient samples suggest that approximately 15 ..."

3. Mental Health, United States, 1994 edited by Ronald W. Manderscheid, Mary A. Sonnenschein (1995)
"An estimated 7.3 million persons with an anxiety disorder received some treatment during the one-year period and made 112.4 million ambulatory visits. ..."

4. Somatization Disorder in the Medical Settingby G. Richard Smith, Jr., DIANE Publishing Company by G. Richard Smith, Jr., DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"The first difficulty is that only symptomatic treatment is available for generalized anxiety disorder. The benzodiazepines provide quite impressive ..."

5. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Treatment Generalized anxiety disorder Panic disorder periods of intense fear Phobic disorder unrealistic fear of an object or situation, ..."

6. Evaluation of Glove Bag Containment in Asbestos Removal by Bruce A. Hollett, Phillip A. Froelich, Paul E. Caplan, Thomas C. Cooper, Stanley A. Shulman (1990)
"Surveys using the second approach and examining rates of alcohol dependence and abuse in anxiety disorder outpatient samples suggest that approximately 15 ..."

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