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Fear and anxiety are experienced on a spectrum, stretching from basic ‘normal’ emotions to the categorical phenotypes of anxiety disorders.

Across mental disorders, physical comorbidities commonly affect multiple organ systems, most notably cardiometabolic and respiratory systems.

Actions to address physical–mental comorbidity.

The smoke detector principle tries to explain why systems that have evolved to protect us can lead to excessive and seemingly damaging responses.

Analysing the risk of physical morbidity onset in people with anxiety disorders.

This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study comparing fluoxetine, CBT, or a combination of both, in the treatment of generalized social phobia.