Generalized anxiety disorder: issues in epidemiology.

O Brawman-Mintzer, RB Lydiard - The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1996 - europepmc.org
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: nature and course

HU Wittchen, J Hoyer - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2001 - psychiatrist.com
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 …

Generalized anxiety disorder: an important clinical concern

RB Hidalgo, JRT Davidson - Medical Clinics of North America, 2001 - Elsevier
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent condition, associated with extensive
psychiatric and medical comorbidity and usually characterized by a chronic course …

Overview of generalized anxiety disorder: epidemiology, presentation, and course.

RB Weisberg - Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2009 - psychiatrist.com
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 …

Patterns and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder in community samples

RC Kessler, HU Wittchen - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2002 - psychiatrist.com
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 …

The epidemiology of generalized anxiety disorder

RC Kessler, MB Keller, HU Wittchen - Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2001 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

The long-term clinical course of generalized anxiety disorder

MB Keller - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2002 - psychiatrist.com
Although generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common disorder associated with
significant levels of morbidity, little is known of its long-term course and outcomes. During …

Generalized anxiety disorder in women

HB Howell, O Brawman-Mintzer, J Monnier… - Psychiatric Clinics of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was introduced into the psychiatric nomenclature in
1980 as an attempt to differentiate chronic excessive worry from paroxysmal attacks of …

Public health perspectives on generalized anxiety disorder

MB Stein - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2004 - psychiatrist.com
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic condition characterized by worry and
concomitant anxiety symptoms that cause extreme distress and/or interfere with function …