Anxiety Panic Medical Reference

Prevention of everyday anxiety essentially involves an awareness of life's stresses and your own ability to cope with them. WebMD offers coping strategies to minimize stress.

WebMD and the National Cancer Institute take a look at anxiety in cancer patients.

WebMD's overview of anxiety and panic disorders, including phobias and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The fear and terror that a person experiences during a panic attack are not in proportion to the true situation and may be unrelated to what is happening around them. WebMD explains symptoms and treatment of panic disorder.

The causes of anxiety are always not easy to isolate. WebMD takes a look at many factors that can create symptoms of an anxiety disorder.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) has several causes. WebMD explains the research.

Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness. WebMD explains its benefits and uses.

WebMD explains self-injury behaviors, including their causes, warning signs, and treatments.

WebMD explains Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD), including its causes, symptoms and treatment.

Trichotillomania is an irresistible urge to pull out hair. WebMD takes a look at this mental health disorder.

Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is one of the most common personality disorders. Learn more about it from the experts at WebMD.

We've all heard the word "phobia." But what is a phobia?

WebMD explains different types of doctors and health providers who treat mental illness.

WebMD explains various kinds of phobias, including their causes, symptoms, and treatment.

WebMD offers an overview of mental illness in children.

Panic attacks often happen at random and can leave you shaken. They’re a symptom of panic disorder, a type of anxiety disorder. Here’s what to know.

WebMD explains general anxiety disorder (GAD), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Learn more about anxiety disorders, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Understand the symptoms of panic attacks from the experts at WebMD.

WebMD explains generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

WebMD explains the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in adults and children.

WebMD explains the medications your doctor may prescribe for generalized anxiety disorder.

WebMD offers tips for reducing or preventing anxiety.

Treatment for panic attacks involves psychological therapy, medication, or both. It takes time to work, but the great majority of people recover and have no lasting effects.

Panic attacks are common -- and scary. Learn more about panic disorder from WebMD.