A psychiatric–mental health is explaining the profound effects of anxiety disorders on individuals, on communities and on populations. Which of the following statements about the incidence and prevalence of anxiety disorders is most accurate?
A) Only schizophrenia affects more adult Americans than anxiety disorders.
B) Among adults over age 65, anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric diagnosis.
C) Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorder at all ages.
D) Anxiety disorders were rare in past decades but their incidence and prevalence are rapidly increasing.
Ans: C
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Anxiety disorders affect approximately 40 million Americans 18 years or older in any given year. They are the most common psychiatric disorders for adults and children. Anxiety disorders are not noted to have been rare in the past.
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