GAD criteria may be overhauled in DSM-5: decreasing the duration requirement for generalized anxiety disorder to 1 month is being consideredTUCSON, ARIZ. -- Generalized anxiety disorder, already the most common of the anxiety disorders, could double in prevalence in clinical practice with adoption ...
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...
Although each of these anxiety disorders has its own distinct set of diagnostic criteria, the disorders share underlying features of excessive fear and anxiety, and thus may also share neurobiological features. GAD, PD, agoraphobia, social phobia, and specific phobias are often found to be highly ...
Home > Section > Chapter Kendall, P.C.; Pimentel, S.S. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 17(2): 211-221 2003 ISSN/ISBN:0887-6185 12614663 10.1016/s0887-6185(02)00196-2 011088138 Article emailed within 0-6 h Buy Now for$19.90 Payments are secure & encrypted ...
p pAim/p pTo psychometrically validate the Spanish version of the self-administered 2-item GAD-2 scale for screening probable patients with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)./p pMethods/p pThe GAD-2 was self-administered by patients diagnosed with GAD according to DSM-IV criteria and by ...
The effect of the draft DSM-5 criteria for GAD on prevalence and severity. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2010;44(9):784-790.Andrews G, Hobbs M. The effect of the draft DSM-5 criteria for GAD on prevalence and severity. Aust New Zealand J Psychiatry 2010;44:784-790....
The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) (First et al., 1995) was administered to confirm diagnoses and provide data on associated features, comorbidity, clinical history and physical health. All participants met DSM-IV criteria for a principal ...
Methods The GAD-2 was self-administered by patients diagnosed with GAD according to DSM-IV criteria and by age- and sex-matched controls who were recruited at random in mental health and primary care centres. Criteria validity was explored using ROC curve analysis, and sensitivity, specificity ...
The adapted version was administered to patients with GAD according to DSM IV criteria and their respective controls, matched by age and sex, who were recruited at random in Mental Health and Primary Care centres to verify scale feasibility and potential understanding problems. The inter-ratter ...