Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health problems today. In fact, 4 out of every 100 people around the world have one, and research my colleagues and I were involved in at the University of Cambridge has shown that women and young people under the age of 39 are most affected.
Anxiety disorders reportedly cost the health care system and employers over $42 billion each year in the United States alone, and if left untreated or unattended, can lead to depression, substance use, and suicide.
