Which of the following is the most common psychiatric disorder?: (A) Anxiety disorders, (B) Schizophrenia, (C) Depression, (D) Mania
Answer is A. As a group anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders, followed by mood disorders. When individual disorders are compared, the most common psychiatric disorder is "specific phobia" followed by "depression". Many a times, the question asked in exam does not have the option of either phobia or anxiety disorder, in that case the answer becomes depression.