About one in five Americans suffers from an anxiety disorder, making it the most common mental health diagnosis. All of us suffer from episodes of anxiety from time to time, but at what point does periodic anxiety become a problem that needs attention? For some patients, anxiety is pervasive and manifests itself physically. And if you do suffer from severe anxiety, what are the treatment options?
Guests:
Scott Stossel, author of My Age of Anxiety and editor of The Atlantic magazine
Jeffrey Janata, Division Chief of Psychology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the CWRU School of Medicine
Kristen Eastman, Child Psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic