The treatment for anxiety focuses on:

• Reducing stress
• Coping with anxiety
• Treating symptoms of anxiety

Short-term treatment for anxiety disorder includes:

• Calm surroundings
• Quiet surroundings
• Reassurance
• Bag-breathing for hyperventilation
• Medications for anxiety

Long-term treatment for anxiety disorder includes:

• Biofeedback for anxiety
• Counseling for anxiety
• Cognitive therapy for anxiety

Treatment may be necessary for underlying causes of anxiety, such as:

• Drug abuse
• Alcoholism
• Drug toxicity
• Depression

For more information:

• Panic attacks treatment
• Stress reaction treatment
• Adjustment disorder treatment
• Post traumatic stress disorder treatment