The USPSTF recommends screening for anxiety in adults, including pregnant and postpartum persons.

Anxiety disorders are commonly occurring mental health conditions. Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, separation anxiety disorder, phobias, selective mutism, and anxiety not otherwise specified.¹ Anxiety disorders are often unrecognized in primary care settings and years-long delays in treatment initiation occur.^1-4 Anxiety can be a chronic condition characterized by periods of remission and recurrence. However, full recovery may occur.^1,5

According to U.S. data collected from 2001 to 2002, the lifetime prevalence of anxiety disorders in adults was 26.4% for men and 40.4% for women.⁶ Generalized anxiety disorder has an estimated prevalence of 8.5% to 10.5% during pregnancy and 4.4% to 10.8% postpartum.⁷ The natural history of anxiety disorders typically begins in childhood and early adulthood, and symptoms appear to decline with age. Some community-based epidemiology studies indicate that rates of anxiety disorders are lowest in adults ages 65 to 79 years, but these data are outdated.^1,5

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