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Southern Medical Journal, 2003
Anxiety is a part of daily life. While mild levels of anxiety can be positive, moderate to severe levels can cause intense distress. When anxiety interferes with a person's ability to function, it warrants treatment. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic disabling condition characterized by at least 6 months of frequent worries and three of ...
Susan E. Lewis +4 more
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Anxiety is a part of daily life. While mild levels of anxiety can be positive, moderate to severe levels can cause intense distress. When anxiety interferes with a person's ability to function, it warrants treatment. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic disabling condition characterized by at least 6 months of frequent worries and three of ...
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 2019
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common and disabling illness that is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Patients with GAD are at increased risk for suicide as well as cardiovascular-related events and death. Most patients can be diagnosed and managed by primary care physicians.
Tonya L. Fancher +2 more
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common and disabling illness that is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Patients with GAD are at increased risk for suicide as well as cardiovascular-related events and death. Most patients can be diagnosed and managed by primary care physicians.
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Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1985
This article discusses generalized anxiety disorder in terms of its defining characteristics, its relationship to other psychiatric disorders, its psychobiology, and its treatment. Although generalized anxiety disorder is frequently encountered in general practice, it has been less systematically investigated than the more dramatic forms of anxiety ...
Daniel R. McLeod, Rudolf Hoehn-Saric
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This article discusses generalized anxiety disorder in terms of its defining characteristics, its relationship to other psychiatric disorders, its psychobiology, and its treatment. Although generalized anxiety disorder is frequently encountered in general practice, it has been less systematically investigated than the more dramatic forms of anxiety ...
Daniel R. McLeod, Rudolf Hoehn-Saric
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder [PDF]
, 1984 Generalized anxiety disorder is the human disorder previously referred to as anxiety neurosis and sometimes described as free-floating or pervasive anxiety. One estimate is that such anxiety disorders occur in 2% to 5% of the population in the United States and Britain (Marks & Lader, 1973).
Lavie, C. J., Milani, R. V.
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2015
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the more prevalent anxiety disorders. However, many questions still remain regarding its etiopathogenesis and optimal treatment, including possible effects of gender. This chapter provides an overview about the prevalence of GAD, its diagnosis, psychological and (neuro-)biological models as well as treatment
Kevin Hilbert, Katja Beesdo-Baum
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the more prevalent anxiety disorders. However, many questions still remain regarding its etiopathogenesis and optimal treatment, including possible effects of gender. This chapter provides an overview about the prevalence of GAD, its diagnosis, psychological and (neuro-)biological models as well as treatment
Kevin Hilbert, Katja Beesdo-Baum
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2012
Abstract Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common in clinical practice. Most cases are comorbid with another Axis I disorder, notably mood disorders like major depressive disorder and bipolar disorders, and with many chronic medical illnesses. Although trivialized as a disorder, GAD is consistently associated with considerable disability and with
David V. Sheehan, Rosario B. Hidalgo
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Abstract Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is common in clinical practice. Most cases are comorbid with another Axis I disorder, notably mood disorders like major depressive disorder and bipolar disorders, and with many chronic medical illnesses. Although trivialized as a disorder, GAD is consistently associated with considerable disability and with
David V. Sheehan, Rosario B. Hidalgo
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2006
As its name implies, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a general form of anxiety that ranges over a number of concerns. Because the definition of GAD was changed, and greatly improved, in DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987), the disorder, despite its general nature, can no longer be used, and vilified, as a ragbag category.
Kristen H. Demertzis, Michelle G. Craske
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As its name implies, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a general form of anxiety that ranges over a number of concerns. Because the definition of GAD was changed, and greatly improved, in DSM-III-R (American Psychiatric Association, 1987), the disorder, despite its general nature, can no longer be used, and vilified, as a ragbag category.
Kristen H. Demertzis, Michelle G. Craske
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2018
The chapter discusses generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a chronic state of excessive, uncontrollable anxiety and worry about a number of different events and activities. Generalized anxiety co-occurs with depression at very high rates and shares the same genetic risk factors.
Holly Hazlett-Stevens, Eddie C. Erazo
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The chapter discusses generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a chronic state of excessive, uncontrollable anxiety and worry about a number of different events and activities. Generalized anxiety co-occurs with depression at very high rates and shares the same genetic risk factors.
Holly Hazlett-Stevens, Eddie C. Erazo
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Clinical Cornerstone, 2001
The diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was first introduced in 1980 with the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) of the American Psychiatric Association. Prior to this, the diagnosis of "anxiety neurosis" was given to patients with symptoms similar to those now incorporated ...
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The diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was first introduced in 1980 with the publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) of the American Psychiatric Association. Prior to this, the diagnosis of "anxiety neurosis" was given to patients with symptoms similar to those now incorporated ...
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International Review of Psychiatry, 1991
The literature in regard to diagnosis, course, aetiology, and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder is considered. It is concluded that the revised diagnostic criteria of DSM-III-R represents a valid category, with features which can be distinguished from other neurotic disorders.
Michelle Singh, Caroline Hunt
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The literature in regard to diagnosis, course, aetiology, and treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder is considered. It is concluded that the revised diagnostic criteria of DSM-III-R represents a valid category, with features which can be distinguished from other neurotic disorders.
Michelle Singh, Caroline Hunt
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