Definition Aperson with ageneral anxiety disorder suffers from chronic (≥6 months' duration), permanent anxiety or worry, accompanied by multiple associated symptoms triggered by activating the central nervous system. These symptoms include muscle tension, easy fatiguability, poor concentration, insomnia,...
High levels of anxiety disorder symptoms can hinder adolescent development, persist into adulthood, and predict negative mental outcomes, such as suicidal ideation and attempts. Objectives: We analyzed generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms in cross-cultural samples from the general population. We ...
Chronic worrying andfeelings of fearare generalized anxiety disorder symptoms. A person who suffers from GAD may worry about things more severely than someone who doesn’t have anxiety or not be able to pinpoint the source of their anxiety at all. Excessive worrying may eventually lead to anxiet...
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To investigate the role of three distinct symptoms of heart-focused anxiety (cardio-protective avoidance, heart-focused attention, and fear about heart sensations) in relation to general anxiety, depression and physical health in patients referred to specialized cardio-genetics outpatient clinics in Norwa...
Symptoms and physiologic manifestations in obsessive compulsive patients before and after treatment with clomipramine Anxiety and hyperarousal constitute important aspects of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). This study examined the effects of clomipramine on symptoms, ... R Hoehn-Saric,DR Mcleod,WD Zim...
Anxiety Disorders Relevant changes to anxiety disorders in the DSM-5 are outlined in Table 1. Of note, the DSM-5 requires a minimum of 6-month duration of symptoms that are not attributable to another medical condition and mental disorder or induced... MacGilvray, Phyllis,R Williams,A Dambr...
PTSD Symptoms are Differentially Associated with General Distress and Physiological Arousal: Implications for the Conceptualization and Measurement of PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorder, hierarchical model of mood and anxietyMood and anxiety disordersCovariance structure modelingBackgroundThe primary purpose of this...
Using the 1987 National Hospital Discharge Survey database, one percent of adult medical/surgical inpatients with a principal medical or surgical diagnosis were found to have a concurrent anxiety disorder. The anxiety comorbidity inpatients were older, more likely to be white, female, and unmarried ...
Difference in symptom profile between generalized anxiety disorder and anxiety secondary to hyperthyroidism. Int J Psychiatry Med 2000;30(1):71–81. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Broderick P, Benjamin A. Caffeine and psychiatric symptoms: a review. J Okla State Med Assoc 2004;97(12):538...