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Anxiety and Depression

People experiencing anxiety and depression can feel isolated and alone, but they aren’t. Depression affects 15 million people in the United States each year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Anxiety disorders affect an estimated 40 million people annually, says the Anxiety Disorder Association of America. This guide will help you understand these disorders, learn about the many available treatment options and reassure you that you aren’t alone.

What are Anxiety and Depression?

For years, many people believed depression was just feeling sad or out of sorts, and anxious people ... read more »

Anxiety and Depression Risk Factors

No one is immune to depression or anxiety, but certain groups, such as teens, the elderly and new ... read more »

Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression

If you’re having trouble managing your emotions but aren’t sure if it’s temporary ... read more »

Anxiety and Depression Treatment

There are many types of depression and anxiety, so there isn’t one treatment that will help ... read more »

Finding a Therapist to Treat Anxiety or Depression

Finding a counselor or therapist isn’t always easy and may call for some detective work. Not ... read more »

Depression and Anxiety Crisis Hotlines

In this section, you’ll find some Web sites that provide 24-hour a day, 7-days a week ... read more »

Support for Anxiety and Depression

It’s easy to feel alone when you’re battling a mental illness like depression or ... read more »

Anxiety and Depression News and Research

Research is ongoing to try to find ways to manage these two groups of mental illness. This section provides some Web sites where you can find information on the latest research.

Dulcinea's Insight

  • Although scholarly journals are geared toward health care professionals, visiting their Web sites can be interesting as you may find information that hasn’t been talked about yet.

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For news …
The National Institute of Mental Health presents the latest news in depression research; look for it on the right sidebar. Another page is devoted to anxiety research news.
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The Anxiety Disorders Resource Center provides information on research in the field of anxiety.
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For journal articles …
PubMed Central is a repository of biomedical and life sciences journal articles. Type “anxiety” or “depression” into the search box near the top of the page to read articles or abstracts. Once you’ve searched a topic, use a tab under the display options to read articles that are free to access. A box on the homepage of the site invites you to create customized updates that are e-mailed to you.
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The American Journal of Psychiatry publishes monthly. Although you must be a subscriber to access full articles, anyone can read the abstracts and access to full text articles can be purchased individually.
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