Website: http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety
This website as titled “Understanding the Facts of Anxiety Disorders and Depression is the First Step”, is informative and provides a comprehensive review of anxiety along with links to various videos and further facts about the disorder. The site also provides links in Spanish. The site has subheadings including Anxiety helps us get out of harm’s way and prepare for important events, and it warns us when we need to tack actions, Facts and Statistics, Videos, Everyday anxiety or an anxiety disorder and Got Anxiety.
Anxiety helps us get out of harm’s way and prepare for important events, and it warns us when we need to tack actions
This sections explains that anxiety is normal and an important attribute for us to have as it keeps us safe. An explanation follows giving the reader a lay and professional definition of anxiety and an anxiety disorder along with the variations that are part of the disorder. The website explains the all the variety of anxiety disorders and also provides links that take the viewer to a link that has detailed information about symptoms and treatment.
Beginning an informational website about the definition of anxiety in lay terms and medical definitions of the various versions is a great approach. Typically, an individual seeking information about anxiety is doing so because themselves or someone in their life may be experiencing symptoms.
Facts and Statistics
The next section of the article provides a link to facts and statistics. This section provides current information about the number of individuals that suffer from the disorder as well as the statistics relating to treatment. This section is important in many ways. Everyone in today’s society relies on facts and statistics. The links are very helpful because it does not crowd this first page with information and allows the viewing to seek specific information on the anxiety disorder they have concern about. The one attribute of this section that I found very valuable was the Spanish links provided to the user.
Videos
The following section provides various videos. The videos consist various presentations about the different aspects of anxiety disorders with various individuals as well as professionals presenting the information. I thought this section would be good, however, I had difficulty viewing the videos so it seems that this is one downfall to the website.
Everyday anxiety or an anxiety disorder?
In another subheading, there is a comparison of everyday anxiety and what would consist an anxiety disorder. This sections gives information about what would be considered normal anxiety and what would be considered symptoms of an anxiety disorder. This section, in my opinion, is the most beneficial section on the website because it provides specific information that can help someone determine whether they had an issue that needs to be professionally treated. A viewer of this webpage can look to see if the specific anxious they are feeling are an indication of everyday feelings or feelings that may be an anxiety disorder symptom.
Got anxiety?
This section simply provides visitors to the site with information to buy a t-shirt sponsored by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. This section only seems practical as it provides the Association with a way to raise money.
References
Understanding the Facts of Anxiety Disorders and Despression is the First Step. (2014). Retrieved from Anxiety and Depression Association of America: http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety
