DSM-III generalized anxiety disorder: an empirical investigation of more stringent criteria

N Breslau, GC Davis - Psychiatry research, 1985 - Elsevier
The diagnoses of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) according to DSM-III and according to
revised criteria (requiring 6 months' duration and 6 symptoms) were determined by the use …

Generalized anxiety disorder: prevalence, burden, and cost to society

HU Wittchen - Depression and anxiety, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder characterized by
persistent worrying, anxiety symptoms, and tension. It is the most frequent anxiety disorder in …

Neurobiology of generalized anxiety disorder

PV Jetty, DS Charney, AW Goddard - Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2001 - Elsevier
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a relatively new diagnostic entity first defined as a
distinct category in the DSM-III. 7 Two major epidemiologic studies, the National Survey of …

A description of patients diagnosed with DSM-III-R generalized anxiety disorder

WC Sanderson, DH Barlow - The Journal of nervous and mental …, 1990 - journals.lww.com
In the revision to DSM-III, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is no longer considered only a
residual category but can be diagnosed even when other axis I disorders are present. In this …

Generalized anxiety disorder vs. panic disorder: Distinguishing characteristics and patterns of comorbidity

J RUSSELL NOYES, C Woodman… - The Journal of …, 1992 - journals.lww.com
In order to examine the validity of the distinction between generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD) and panic disorder (PD) we compared 41 subjects with GAD and 71 subjects with PD …

[HTML][HTML] A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7

RL Spitzer, K Kroenke, JBW Williams… - Archives of internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental
disorders; however, there is no brief clinical measure for assessing GAD. The objective of …

Generalized anxiety disorder in primary care: the precursor/modifier pathway to increased health care utilization

PP Roy-Byrne, W Katon - Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1997 - psychiatrist.com
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is commonly seen in the primary care setting and is
associated with disability, medically unexplained symptoms, and over utilization of health …

One‐year prevalence of subthreshold and threshold DSM‐IV generalized anxiety disorder in a nationally representative sample

RM Carter, HU Wittchen, H Pfister… - Depression and …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Several studies of representative populations have reported prevalence rates of DSM‐III and
DSM‐III‐R generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); however, no community study has examined …

Generalized anxiety disorder and psychiatric comorbidities such as depression, bipolar disorder, and substance abuse.

NM Simon - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009 - psychiatrist.com
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a high rate of comorbidity with other psychiatric
disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, other anxiety …

A 5-year follow-up study of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder

CL Woodman, J RUSSELL NOYES… - The Journal of …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
To examine the course and outcome of subjects with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
and panic disorder, we compared 64 patients with GAD and 68 patients with panic disorder …