title: Anxiety disorders: an overview.
abstract: As a group, anxiety disorders are the most prevalent class of mental disorders. Over the course of a lifetime, 15% of the population experience one or another anxiety disorder.
authors.affiliation: Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000503:physiopathology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology