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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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DEFINITION
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined as persistent excessive free-floating anxiety and worry about multiple general aspects of life (e.g., family/relationships, school/work, and health).
- Anxiety and worry are normal phenomena in response to stress.
- The anxiety and worry associated with GAD is:
- Out of proportion to the actual likelihood or impact of the anticipated event, activity, or situation
- Difficult to control
- Causes significant distress, with associated physical symptoms
- Interferes with psychosocial functioning
- The etiology of GAD is not completely understood, but biological and psychosocial factors appear to contribute
- One third of the risk of experiencing GAD appears due to genetic causes
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DEFINITION
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined as persistent excessive free-floating anxiety and worry about multiple general aspects of life (e.g., family/relationships, school/work, and health).
- Anxiety and worry are normal phenomena in response to stress.
- The anxiety and worry associated with GAD is:
- Out of proportion to the actual likelihood or impact of the anticipated event, activity, or situation
- Difficult to control
- Causes significant distress, with associated physical symptoms
- Interferes with psychosocial functioning
- The etiology of GAD is not completely understood, but biological and psychosocial factors appear to contribute
- One third of the risk of experiencing GAD appears due to genetic causes
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Last updated: June 10, 2017
Citation
Kimmel, Mary, et al. "Generalized Anxiety Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787058/all/Generalized_Anxiety_Disorder.
Kimmel M, Zachik C, Speed T. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787058/all/Generalized_Anxiety_Disorder. Accessed December 8, 2022.
Kimmel, M., Zachik, C., & Speed, T. (2017). Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787058/all/Generalized_Anxiety_Disorder
Kimmel M, Zachik C, Speed T. Generalized Anxiety Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2022 December 08]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787058/all/Generalized_Anxiety_Disorder.
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