How to Use anxiety disorder in a Sentence

anxiety disorder

noun
  • But for people with anxiety disorders, the sense of fear and dread can be crippling and constant.
    Caroline Foran, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2019
  • Chew went on to seek the help of a therapist, and was later diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 17 July 2024
  • She has been diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety disorders.
    Heather Gillers, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
  • As if this weren’t complicated enough, anxiety disorders can manifest in a number of ways.
    Natasha Lavender, SELF, 16 May 2019
  • Yes, many people have anxiety – but not everyone has an anxiety disorder.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Feldblum is open about her own disability, an anxiety disorder.
    Anna North, Vox, 18 Dec. 2018
  • And many women, even some with severe depression and anxiety disorders, simply refuse to take them while pregnant or breast-feeding.
    Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2018
  • That could mean relief for the up to 13.3 percent of the people estimated to have anxiety disorders.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 10 June 2019
  • Twenty-eight percent of people suffer from anxiety disorders throughout their lifetimes.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 10 June 2019
  • And studies estimate that anywhere from 12% to 39% will have an anxiety disorder.
    Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 3 Nov. 2018
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy is the treatment of choice for many anxiety disorders.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 29 July 2024
  • This grant is intended to test a novel treatment for child social anxiety disorder with the potential to open new therapies to help children with this condition.
    Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2019
  • Like any other sick time, a mental-health day can cover a range of problems, from simple fatigue or burnout to more serious problems like chronic depression or an anxiety disorder.
    Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2018
  • It can also be used for conditions such as social anxiety disorder or panic disorder, Dr. Murrough says.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 11 Feb. 2019
  • The next day Slinky, a sickly dog with an anxiety disorder, tried to attack her again.
    New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
  • These fears are the same ones folks with social anxiety disorder have.
    Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2021
  • But for many, experts say there may be a smidge of social anxiety disorder (SAD) at play as well.
    Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2021
  • The teen’s mother told the paper her son has an anxiety disorder.
    Fox News, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Ahead, learn more about the symptoms of anxiety, the different kinds of anxiety disorders, and how to help your child at home.
    Marisa Cohen, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Moms that have a hard time connecting to the baby, may or may not have a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder.
    Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2020
  • An 11-year-old with social anxiety disorder finds comfort in a mutt named Dude.
    Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Heat waves raise the risk of mental health issues like mood and anxiety disorders, and are well known to increase aggression.
    WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
  • What does science tell us about how to treat OCD and other anxiety disorders and what strategies can be used to help your child meet their goals and enjoy their childhood?
    Rich Heileman, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Greinke has a social anxiety disorder, so there’s nothing funny about any of this.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • The vet suggested wearing him out to help with his anxiety disorder.
    New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
  • In other words, these people were almost four times more likely to be diagnosed with a new anxiety disorder, the study said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • In the show, a woman with an anxiety disorder seeks treatment that includes breathing exercises and lying on the snow in a bathing suit.
    Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The first of these is the absence of the standardized screening; i.e., there is no agreed upon definition of anxiety disorder.
    WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022
  • One in 11 American children has an anxiety disorder, and that figure has been growing steadily for the past two decades.
    Virginia Hughes Desiree Rios, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Someone who has an anxiety disorder is more likely to be depressed, and vice versa.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022

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