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Anxiety Disorders
Women have greater risk
June 2nd, 2005
Some people get nervous in crowded spaces. Some avoid airplanes, bridges, or tunnels at all costs. Others cling to the confines of their own home. Whether it is panic attacks, flashbacks of stressful events, or obsessive thoughts, these people share one thing in common: anxiety. As a group, anxiety disorders comprise the most common mental illness in the United States. According to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, more than 19 million Americans face anxiety disorders each year. And women are more vulnerable to most types of anxiety disorders than men, writes Jennifer Wider, MD, in an article for the Society for Women's Health Research. ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-02)
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