50 million American adults suffer from anxiety disorders. These disorders are the most common mental illnesses affecting both children and adults.

 Anxiety disorders affect 1 in 6 people in America each year. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event such as a business presentation or a first date, anxiety disorders are chronic, relentless and can be progressively debilitating if not treated.

 The term “anxiety disorders” refers to many psychiatric disorders, each with its own distinct features such as: generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The disorders are bound together by the common theme of extreme fear or worry. People with an anxiety disorder have persistent, intense and irrational anxiety, fear or dread that is uncontrollable and significantly affects their daily functioning at home, work or school.

 Rogers Memorial Hospital is a nationally recognized leader in the treatment of anxiety disorders. For people with OCD, OC-spectrum disorders (such as body dysmorphic disorder and trichotillomania), or severe anxiety disorders, graduated exposures to thoughts or situations that produce anxiety are essential. Research suggests that the vast majority of people with an anxiety disorder respond well to our treatment approach.