Anxiety

Symptoms:

  • trouble concentrating or making decisions

  • feeling irritable, tense or restless

  • experiencing nausea or abdominal distress

  • having heart palpitations

  • sweating, trembling or shaking

  • trouble sleeping

  • having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom.

Stats:

  • Anxiety disorders are the world’s most common mental disorders, affecting 301 million people in 2019.

  • More women are affected by anxiety disorders than men.

  • Symptoms of anxiety often have onset during childhood or adolescence.

  • There are highly effective treatments for anxiety disorders.

  • Approximately 1 in 4 people with anxiety disorders receive treatment for this condition.

“Anxiety disorders, like other mental health conditions, result from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. Anyone can have an anxiety disorder, but people who have lived through abuse, severe losses or other adverse experiences are more likely to develop one.”
— WHO (2023)

Information obtained from the World Health Organization (2023) Anxiety disorders