Although a variety of self-report measures are beginning to be utilized to assess anxiety and related symptoms in older adults, there is a paucity of data regarding the convergence of self-report measures with clinician ratings of symptom severity. This situation is problematic in that ...
Anxiety is a common but underestimated, undertreated, and poorly studied problem in the elderly. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and nonspecific anxiety symptoms that do not fall under a specific anxiety disorder are good examples. The current literature on the epidemiology, consequences, phenomenolo...
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To investigate differences between anxiety disorder subtypes on the basis of generalized anxiety symptoms, a discriminant analysis was performed with 13 Hamilton Anxiety Scale cluster ratings for phobic disorders and anxiety states ( N = 407). As multivariate techniques significantly discriminated the group...
"Numerous studies have found CBT effective treatment for GAD in children, adolescents and adults," Gilbert said. Many GAD sufferers also benefit from self-help and support groups, where they can share their challenges and discuss coping mechanisms, according to the ADAA. “Anxiety symptoms can...
This report examines clinical features of generalized anxiety disorder in adolescents and young adults with mild mental retardation (MR), compared with children and adolescents with normal IQ. Frequency of symptoms, comorbidity, agreement between reports of subjects and parents, correlation between IQ and...
Those with GAD often also have other anxiety disorders such as panic disorder or phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, clinical depression, or problems with drug or alcohol misuse. Symptoms in children Kids and teenagers can have worries similar to those of adults. Their symptoms might include: ...
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Among adolescents, symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) are not only clinically significant but also continuingly increasing. During adolescence, individuals begin to establish distinct, self-determined lifesty
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental health condition that causes intense and persistent worrying about situations in your daily life, along with other symptoms. GAD is one of the most common mental illnesses in the U.S. Learn about the symptom