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Articles On Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Neurobiological Factors and generalized anxiety disorder There is little research into the biological factors associated with generalized anxiety disorder specifically, although a large body of work has examined the role of biological factors in anxiety generally. The majority of the biochemical work has centered on the role of the benzodiazepine receptor complex. Discovery of a […]
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Etiology of generalized anxiety disorder
Etiology and Maintenance of generalized anxiety disorder Genetic and Familial Factors.Family studies of generalized anxiety disorder indicated that these patients were more likely to have a first-degree relative with generalized anxiety disorder than subjects with panic disorder or no anxiety disorder. Of course, family studies are inf luenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Twin […]
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generalized anxiety disorder symptoms dsm iv
generalized anxiety disorder Clinical Features Epidemiology.Probably because of the ‘‘normality’’ of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, it is difficult to obtain estimates of its prevalence and incidence because such estimates are likely to be very dependent on minor definitional differences. Nevertheless, several studies in recent years have indicated that Generalized Anxiety Disorder is one of the more […]
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generalized anxiety disorder diagnosis dsm
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Diagnosis In many ways, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) can be considered the basic anxiety disorder. It can be thought of almost as an expression of ‘‘pure’’ high trait anxiety. By definition, GAD is not characterized primarily by a focus on any specific situation or object. Rather, the central characteristic of GAD is […]
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Treatment efficacy: generalized anxiety disorder
Treatment efficacy: generalized anxiety disorder The NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination’s meta-analysis of the comparative efficacy of treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (2002e) found that both CBT and pharmacotherapy (predominantly drugs classed as benzodiazepines) are ‘effective treatments for GAD and that both yielded relatively large effect sizes on measures of anxiety severity at posttreatment’. […]
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Case study: generalized anxiety disorder
Case study: generalized anxiety disorder Andrew was a 49-year-old tradesman who reported feeling worked up, tense and worried for most of his waking day. He had difficulty sleeping, particularly getting off to sleep. His chief complaint was that he was unable to stop worrying about ‘stupid little things’ that, he considered, most people would take […]
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generalized anxiety disorder definition and diagnosis
Definition and diagnosis Generalized anxiety disorder is diagnosed using DSM IV (APA 1994) criteria if the following are seen: 1Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least six months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance). 2The person finds it difficult to control […]
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What is Generalized anxiety disorder?
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by apprehensive worry and physical symptoms of restlessness, fatigue, impaired concentration, irritability, muscle tension and/or insomnia. The main cognitive symptom of worry is defined by Wells and Butler: ‘Worry occurs as a chain of thoughts, which have a negative affect component. It is concerned with future events where there […]
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How to treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
Cognitive behavioural treatment Behavioural treatments of generalized anxiety disorder initially involved exposure to feared situations combined with response prevention – much as in the treatment of phobias. In this, the individual is exposed to their feared situations, frequently in a graded manner starting with the least feared. On each occasion, they remain near the feared […]
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What is generalized anxiety disorder and definition for generalized anxiety disorder
What is generalized anxiety disorder? DSM-IV-TR defines generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as excessive or ongoing anxiety and worry, occurring on more days than not, over a period of at least six months. In addition: The person finds it difficult to control the worry. The anxiety and worry are regularly associated with three or more of […]
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