Anxiety Disorders

Overview

Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. However, people with anxiety disorders frequently have intense, excessive worry and irrational fear about everyday situations. These feelings interfere with daily activities, are difficult to control and can last a long time. Symptoms may start during childhood or the teen years and continue into adulthood.

There are several types of anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety disorder. Treatment may include a type of psychotherapy that teaches you to view and respond to challenging situations in a more effective way (cognitive behavioral therapy), lifestyle changes and, if needed, medications.

Why choose Mayo Clinic for anxiety disorders

• Experience and team approach. Psychiatrists and psychologists work together, using a team approach, to evaluate and diagnose your anxiety disorder. These compassionate experts listen patiently to thoroughly understand your concerns, health issues and experience with anxiety to create a treatment plan suited to your needs.
• Unique, successful program for children and teens. The Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota provides special expertise in diagnosing and treating children and teens, such as an innovative five-day program to treat OCD.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for psychiatry by U.S. News & World Report.

Mayo Clinic: Answers you can trust

At Mayo Clinic, we assemble a team of specialists who take the time to listen and thoroughly understand your health issues and concerns. We tailor the care you receive to your personal health care needs. You can trust our specialists to collaborate and offer you the best possible outcomes, safety and service.

Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical institution that reinvests all earnings into improving medical practice, research and education. We're constantly involved in innovation and medical research, finding solutions to improve your care and quality of life. Your doctor or someone on your medical team is likely involved in research related to your condition.

Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care — and trusted answers — like they've never experienced.

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