Matsalar damuwa rukuni ne na rikice-rikice na hankali wanda ke da matukar damuwa da tsoro. Damuwa shine damuwa game da abubuwan da zasu faru a nan gaba, yayin da tsoro shine amsa ga abubuwan da ke faruwa a yanzu. Wadannan ji na iya haifar da alamun jiki, kamar ƙara yawan bugun zuciya da girgiza. Akwai matsalolin tashin hankali da yawa, gami da rikicewar tashin hankali gabaɗaya, ƙayyadaddun phobia, rikicewar tashin hankali na zamantakewa, rikicewar tashin hankali, agoraphobia, rashin tsoro, da zaɓin mutism. Rashin lafiyar ya bambanta da abin da ke haifar da alamun. Mutum na iya samun matsalar damuwa fiye da ɗaya. Ana tsammanin abin da ke haifar da rikice-rikicen tashin hankali shine haɗuwa da kwayoyin halitta da abubuwan muhalli. Abubuwan haɗari sun haɗa da tarihin cin zarafin yara, tarihin iyali na rashin tunani, da talauci. Matsalar damuwa sau da yawa yana faruwa tare da wasu cututtuka na hankali, musamman babban rashin damuwa, rashin halin mutum, da rashin amfani da abubuwa. Don gano cutar, alamun bayyanar suna buƙatar kasancewa aƙalla watanni 6, fiye da abin da ake tsammani ga yanayin, da rage ikon mutum na yin aiki a rayuwar yau da kullun.