Generalized anxiety disorder

Introduction: Generalized anxiety disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is much more than the normal anxiety people experience day to day. It’s chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, even ... more about Generalized anxiety disorder.

Generalized anxiety disorder: Excessive anxiety and worrying. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Generalized anxiety disorder is available below.

Symptoms of Generalized anxiety disorder

• Mental symptoms
  • Anxiety
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Irritability
  • Startling easily

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Generalized anxiety disorder?

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Misdiagnosis and Generalized anxiety disorder

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Causes of Generalized anxiety disorder

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Treatments for Generalized anxiety disorder

• Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Behavioral therapy
• Antidepressants
  • Venlafaxine - similar to SSRIs.

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Article Excerpts about Generalized anxiety disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is much more than the normal anxiety people experience day to day. It’s chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, even though nothing seems to provoke it. Having this disorder means always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family, or work. Sometimes, though, the source of the worry is hard to pinpoint. Simply the thought of getting through the day provokes anxiety. (Source: excerpt from Generalized Anxiety Disorder: NWHIC)

Anxiety Disorders: NIMH (Excerpt)

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is much more than the normal anxiety people experience day to day. It's chronic and fills one's day with exaggerated worry and tension, even though there is little or nothing to provoke it. Having this disorder means always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family, or work. Sometimes, though, the source of the worry is hard to pinpoint. Simply the thought of getting through the day provokes anxiety. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)

Definitions of Generalized anxiety disorder:

An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months - (Source - WordNet 2.1)