The American Psychiatric Association first introduced the diagnosis of generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD) 2 decades ago in the DSM-III. 4 Before that time, GAD was conceptualized …

Background: Although generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is at least twice as prevalent as
panic disorder and is among the commonly occurring mental disorders, changing diagnostic …

Objective: Research documenting high rates of comorbidity among patients with generalized
anxiety disorder (GAD) has led to the suggestion that GAD might best be conceptualized as …

Concerns have been raised that the DSM-IV requirements of 6-month duration, excessive
worry, and three associated symptoms exclude a substantial number of people with clinically …

Despite the considerable attention that has been focused on the anxiety disorders by the
medical and research communities over the last decade, relatively little attention has been …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was defined relatively recently, and the diagnostic
criteria are still being refined. The essential feature of the disorder has changed from …

Background: Nationally representative general population data are presented on the
current, 12-month, and lifetime prevalence ofDSM-III-Rgeneralized anxiety disorder (GAD) …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic and highly prevalent disorder in the adult
population, yet it remains a relatively poorly understood condition. Clinicians may be familiar …

Background. The proposed revisions of the ICD and DSM diagnostic systems have led to
increased interest in evaluation of diagnostic criteria. This report focuses on the DSM-IV …

The widespread occurrence of psychiatric comorbidity among patients with generalized
anxiety disorder (GAD) has been well documented. However, there is a paucity of studies …