Anxiety disorders – generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

People with generalized anxiety disorder experience excessive anxiety and worry about events or activities in their lives, worry that is out of proportion with the likely outcome.² This worry is difficult to control and interferes with the individuals functioning.²

References:

1.Penninx BW, Pine DS, Holmes EA, Reif A. Anxiety disorders. Lancet 2021; 397 (10277): 914–927.

2.American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition – text revision. © American Psychiatric Association, 2022.