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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Emotional distress, shaped by patients' past experiences or hospital settings, can complicate their journey, especially for those who have or are prone to anxiety disorders.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2019, essayist Sarah Chihaya had a nervous breakdown that coincided with a bout of the titular anxiety disorder, which causes someone to have an intense and irrational fear of books and writing.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Research shows that between 35% to 45% of those with chronic pain experience depression, while anxiety disorders are similarly common.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In 2019, essayist Sarah Chihaya had a nervous breakdown that coincided with a bout of the titular anxiety disorder, which causes someone to have an intense and irrational fear of books and writing.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Research shows that between 35% to 45% of those with chronic pain experience depression, while anxiety disorders are similarly common.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Anxiety disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anxiety%20disorder. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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