Anxiety has become one of the most discussed topics in mental health. While it’s good that anxiety is getting more attention, there are many myths and confusions surrounding the topic.
The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has chosen anxiety as our Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 theme to provide a better understanding of what anxiety is, when it becomes a concern, and what we can do to help ourselves and each other when anxiety begins to become a problem.
This briefing examines what our research has discovered: the prevalence and rates of anxiety among different groups of people, as well as current major risk factors and risk factors for anxiety. It then looks at the main ways to cope with anxiety and provides recommendations for UK governments to prevent anxiety.
