---
url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/anxiety'
title: Anxiety
author:
  name: 'Laura Banks'
  url: 'https://www.healthinaging.org/user/98'
date: '2018-10-30T19:41:56+00:00'
updated: '2023-02-22T20:44:35+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Sometimes a little anxiety can be a good thing, but too much is not normal or helpful. Anxiety that involves excessive worry and lasts a long time or gets worse over time is considered an anxiety disorder.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 People have an anxiety disorder when they worry too much, and the anxiety lasts a long while or gets worse over time.



 



 

 [Basic Facts

 ](/a-z-topic/anxiety/basic-facts) 

 

 [Symptoms

 ](/a-z-topic/anxiety/symptoms) 

 

 [Diagnosis & Tests

 ](/a-z-topic/anxiety/tests) 

 

 [Care & Treatment

 ](/a-z-topic/anxiety/care-treatment) 

 

 [Lifestyle & Management

 ](/a-z-topic/anxiety/lifestyle)