Anxiety Disorders: An Information Guide

Neil A. Rector, Danielle Bourdeau, Kate Kitchen, Linda Joseph-Massiah, Judith M. Laposa, Carolynne Cooper, Karen Fournier, Ali Shahrami, Olga Vuksic

2024 · 35 pages

CAMH 2024 guide—normal anxiety vs. disorders, DSM-5 types, treatment, recovery, and help for families.

If you are in an emergency or crisis, CAMH directs readers to crisis resources on its site; in Canada, 988 offers suicide and crisis support.

From the source

Explains how everyday worry differs from anxiety disorders that are more frequent, intense, and disruptive to work, study, and relationships.
Describes main DSM-5 categories—including panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, GAD, separation anxiety disorder, and selective mutism—with typical thoughts, body reactions, and avoidance patterns.
Notes that anxiety disorders are common and treatable, and that early professional help improves outcomes.
Points to cognitive-behavioural approaches, recovery, relapse prevention, and support for families and friends.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Anxiety Disorders: An Information Guide (2024). Source

Helps name what you are experiencing, learn how disorder categories differ, and see what treatment and family support can involve.

These materials are for learning, not emergencies. Find confidential helplines by country if you need to talk to someone.

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