Disorder Types

Disorder Types

Panic & Anxiety Disorders

Panic and anxiety disorders are the most common form of mental illness in the United States. 40 million American adults suffer from an anxiety disorder (equivalent to 18.1% of the adult population).

The public health cost of anxiety treatment is extremely large, as sufferers often use health care services repeatedly, seeking relief for symptoms that closely resemble physical illnesses. A person suffering from an anxiety disorder is 3-5 times more likely to visit a doctor, and they are 6 times more likely to be hospitalized for a psychiatric disorder than non-sufferers.

There are many different types of panic and anxiety disorders, and there is much overlap between different disorder types. But here are the most common: