### condition | disorder | mental disturbance:

Anxiety disorder
* Most anxiety disorder occurs after events.
* Most anxiety disorders do respond to treatment
  - respond best to a combination of medication and other treatments
* Some anxiety disorder affects adults.
* affect approximately seven to fifteen percent of the population
  - more people than depression or substance abuse
* are a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety
  - distinct group associated with abnormal reaction to fearful situations
  - major focus of therapy
* are among the most common of all the mental disorders
  - easily treated of psychiatric problems
* are chronic, however, and recurrence is common
  - irrational, and can intensify if untreated
* are highly prevalent among people with alcoholism
  - treatable with a combination of cognitive therapy and medication
  - more common than any other class of psychiatric disorder
  - one of the most common and pervasive mental disorders
* are quite common among older people
  - amongst the general population
  - real disorders that require treatment
  - real, medical illnesses
  - some of the most common conditions people suffer with
  - stable if untreated, and associated with other psychological problems
  - stress related
* are the most common mental health disorders in children and adolescents
  - problem facing children today
  - problem in America
  - problem in the United States
  - problems that occur in children and adolescents
* are the most common mental illnesses in America
  - in the United States today
* are the most common of all mental illnesses, and they are also the most treatable
* are the most common psychiatric condition in the United States
  - illnesses in children
* are the most prevalent group of psychiatric disorders in the United States
  - of the psychiatric disorders
  - treatable of all mental illnesses
  - nation s most common mental illness
  - nation's most common type of emotional problem
  - number one mental disorder in America
  - number-one mental health problem in America
* are very common in anorexia and bulimia
  - the community
* can also co-exist with physical disorders
  - coexist with physical disorders
* can be acute or chronic
  - either acute or chronic
  - long-lasting and interfere greatly with a child's life
  - very disruptive, very disabling
  - cause distress in a child's life
  - keep people from coping with stress and can disrupt daily life
  - start in childhood and can be a chronic problem
* cause significant suffering and functional impairment in the affected children.
* constrain or severely impair the social functioning of affected older adults.
* have a number of complications.
* is also common and debilitating
  - diseases
  - marked by unrealistic worry or excessive fears and concerns
  - medical conditions
* merge with depression.
* run in families and genetic or biological factors play a role in most forms
* take a variety of forms, ranging from general anxiety to panic attacks
  - many forms
* tend to strike in young adulthood, but can affect anyone at any age
  - wax and wane

### condition | disorder | mental disturbance | anxiety disorder:

Agoraphobia
* are anxiety disorder
  - phobia
* is anxiety disorder

Phobia
* is actually a kind of panic reaction caused by specific stimuli or situations.
* is an anxiety disorder
  - unreasonable fear or dread

Simple phobia
* Most simple phobias develop during childhood and eventually disappear.
* are fears of specific things such as insects, infections, flying
  - more likely to develop in girls and generally begin before the age of five
  - the fear of specific objects or situations that cause terror

### condition | disorder | mental disturbance | anxiety disorder | simple phobia:

Acrophobia
* are phobia
* is simple phobia