Research progress on similarity and heterogeneity of brain network dysfunction in different subtypes of anxiety disorders

Anxiety disorder is one of the highest incidence of mental diseases in China.According to the current DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnostic standards, the distinction of various anxiety disorder subtypes is mainly based on the form and content of anxiety, and the current diagnostic criteria have little correlation with etiology.This arti-cle reviews the similarity and heterogeneity of neuroimaging changes in three common clinical anxiety disorders, and discusses current clinical diagnosis issues and possible directions for follow-up research.