Anxiety Disorder 1) Basic facts 1. There are many types of anxiety disorders (mayoclinic.org) i. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) ii. Panic Disorder iii. Social Anxiety Disorder iv. Phobia Related disorder (i.e. Social anxiety) 2. In any given year, GAD affects about 7 million adults in the U.S. 3. A person can be diagnosed with more than one anxiety disorder (mayoclinic.org) 4. Anxiety disorders symptoms include restlessness, muscle aches, sleep problems, etc. (National Institute of mental Health). 5. General risk factors include shyness, an exposure to stressful life event or a history of anxiety in relatives. (National Institute of mental Health) 6. Anxiety symptoms can be produced by a physical health condition such as a thyroid problem or even by consuming caffeine. (National Institute of mental Health) 7. Most common methods to treat anxiety disorder are by psychotherapy and medication. (National Institute of mental Health) 8. Research shows that behavioral therapy can be more effective than medication for most people. (adaa.org) 9. Treating anxiety disorder through non-conventional methods such as yoga, meditation, and acupuncture, is becoming more popular. (adaa.org) 10. Psychotherapy treatment could be either Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Acceptance and commitment Therapy. (National Institute of mental Health) 11. Medications are categorized in three groups: TCAs, SSRIs and benzodiazepines (medical news today) 12. People with anxiety disorder are more likely to go to the doctor, get hospitalized for psychological disorders. (adaa.org) 13. The use of Cannabis use increases the risk of developing mental illnesses such as anxiety disorder (Canada.ca/health-canada) 14. The age group 18-29 years old are those most affected by anxiety disorder. (statistica) 15. In Canada, social anxiety is the most common anxiety disorder (Statcan) 16. Anxiety in the most common mental health concern in children and adolescents (anxietycanada) 17. Anxiety disorder touches twice as many women as men (adaa.org) 18. There is a correlation between anxiety, depression, and a large use of social media (center for mental health) 19. Teenagers that use social media more than3 hours per day are more probable to suffer from mental illness such as anxiety, depression, and antisocial behavior. (Medical News Today) 20. Between 2009 and 2017, there was a 25% increase in suicide attempts in the U.S. (Medical News Today) 2) Research Questions 1. How is social media impacting anxiety disorder in teenagers? 2. Why are women more impacted by anxiety disorder than men are? 3) Aspects Social media, parental guidance, sex equality, self-esteem
