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NIMH
The National Institute of Mental Health is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders and provides baseline prevalence statistics.
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RESOURCES
Anxiety research and care resources
A. Public-health data sources
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CDC Mental Health
The CDC publishes the Household Pulse Survey and other public health surveillance tracking mental distress.
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SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration manages the NSDUH, covering substance use and treatment access.
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HRSA
The Health Resources and Services Administration tracks mental health professional shortage areas nationwide.
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AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality publishes MEPS, which tracks medical expenditures including psychiatric medications.
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B. Research databases
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PubMed
The primary index of biomedical literature. Essential for finding individual peer-reviewed studies and clinical trials.
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Cochrane Library
A collection of databases containing high-quality, independent systematic reviews. Often considered the gold standard for clinical evidence synthesis.
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ClinicalTrials.gov
A registry of publicly and privately supported clinical studies. Useful for tracking ongoing research into new anxiety interventions.
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C. Clinical guidelines
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APA
Clinical practice guidelines published by the American Psychiatric Association to guide standard of care in the US.
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NICE
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence publishes rigorous evidence-based guidelines for anxiety disorders.
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VA/DoD
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense clinical practice guidelines for mental health conditions.
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D. Care navigation
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FindTreatment.gov
A confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities for mental health problems.
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988 Lifeline
A national network providing free and confidential emotional support for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.
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NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides advocacy, education, support groups, and public awareness.
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shrinkMD
shrinkMD is an independent multistate telepsychiatry practice founded by the medical editor of this site. AnxietyResearch.org doesn't refer patients and earns no revenue from any link to shrinkMD. This relationship is disclosed sitewide; see /disclosures.
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E. Sister education sites
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AnxietyResource.org
AnxietyResource.org is the patient-facing education companion to this site. Where AnxietyResearch.org synthesizes research, AnxietyResource.org explains anxiety for the general public in plain language.
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DepressionResource.org
DepressionResource.org is the depression-specific patient-education companion in this ecosystem. Useful for readers researching anxiety with co-occurring depressive symptoms.
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F. Free tools from shrinkMD
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The Panic Reset
A free, psychiatrist-designed guide for the first minutes of a panic attack.
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The Anxiety Reset
A free, psychiatrist-designed tool for working through a spike of anxiety.
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The Depression Reset
A free, psychiatrist-designed tool for days when mood is low and getting started feels hard.
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The Digital Psychiatry Index
A standards framework for judging whether an online psychiatry service practices responsibly.
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