A better life for people with general anxiety and panic disorders may only be a phone call away, according to a University of Pittsburgh study published in the December issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. 

Telephone-based care for people with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder significantly improves both their symptoms of anxiety and depression and their mental health-related quality of life. They also found the intervention results in fewer missed workdays and lower levels of emergency room usage.  Find A Therapist For Phone Sessions