Anxiety is a symptom that occurs in many different diagnoses (see FAQ under What are symptoms and how do they relate to diagnoses?). There are five common anxiety disorders of adulthood and one other of childhood.
The common anxiety disorders of adulthood are Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Social Phobia. The anxiety disorder of childhood onset is Separation Anxiety.
There are effective medical and psychological treatments of all the anxiety disorders. The medical and psychological treatments are often most powerful when they are combined.
