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Based on the DSM-V, the symptom Joe reported met the criteria for generalized excessive anxiety. For example, ongoing anxiety and worry for at least six months. He reported sleep 1124 Words 5 Pages Good Essays Read More Related Topics Anxiety Insomnia Panic disorder Generalized anxiety disorder ...
2.3 Diagnostic Criteria A diagnosis of GAD is typically made by mental health professionals using specific criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). These criteria include excessive worry and anxiety occurring more days than not for at least six months,...
The 2 core criteria (A and B) of the DSM-IV definition of GAD are captured by the first 3 items of the scale.26 Of note, 6 of the 7 items had the greatest divergent validity (ie, the highest difference between the item-total scale score correlation and item-PHQ-8 depression score ...
Anxiety is assessed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) symptom criteria for GAD. The internal consistency according to research is Cronbach's alpha = 0.89 for all age groups. Construct validity is sound with moderate correlations between the GAD-7 and...
Fear- and Anxiety-Based Disorders and Inflammation The primary anxiety disorders, based on the relatively new DSM-5 nosology of fear- and anxiety-based disorders include GAD (excessive anxiety and worry paired with physical symptoms), PD (recurrent, unexpected panic attacks coupled with fear of ...
The nine item PHQ-9 is the depression module of the full PHQ and consists of the nine criteria on which the diagnosis of DSM-IV depressive disorders is based [40]. PHQ-9 scores of greater than or equal to 5, 10, 15, and 20 out of 27 represent mild, moderate, moderately severe, ...
The GAD-7 is a 7-item self-report measure designed to screen for the presence of GAD and to measure the severity of symptoms following DSM-IV criteria [9]. The GAD-7 asks how often participants have been bothered by anxiety symptoms in the past 2 weeks. Items are rated on a 4-poi...
The GAD-7 has been shown to have high internal reliability (Cronbach's α = .92) and validity to identify the presence of GAD when compared to structured psychological interview by a mental health professional (DSM-IV criteria) in medical care settings (sensitivity = 89%, specificity 82% to...
Participants who met current diagnostic criteria for both GAD and MDD were also excluded. Our hypothesis going into this study was that resting state markers would provide a potentially informative alternative subgrouping of participants with GAD and MDD to that achieved using diagnostic boundaries. We...