User:Mr. Ibrahem/Generalized anxiety disorder
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive and difficult to control worry about events or activities.[7] Other symptoms may include muscle tension, irritability, tiredness, trouble concentrating, and trouble sleeping.[4] These issues are to a degree that impaired functioning or significant distress occurs.[7] Onset is often gradual.[1] Complications may include heart disease and suicide.[2]
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Specialty | Psychiatry |
Symptoms | Excessive worry, restlessness, trouble sleeping, irritability[1] |
Complications | Heart disease, suicide[2] |
Usual onset | 30 to 60[3] |
Duration | At least 6 months[4] |
Risk factors | Stress, genetics, substance misuse[5] |
Diagnostic method | GAD-7[5] |
Differential diagnosis | Hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma, bipolar, caffeine[5] |
Treatment | Cognitive behavioral therapy, medications[1] |
Medication | Duloxetine, pregabalin, venlafaxine, escitalopram[6] |
Prognosis | Mixed[5] |
Frequency | 4 to 9% at some point in time[7][8] |
Risk factors may include psychological stress, genetics, and substance misuse.[5] It is a type of anxiety disorder.[7] The GAD-7 may be used to help make the diagnosis and determine severity.[5] Diagnosis requires at least six months of symptoms.[7][4]
Treatment may include a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and medications.[1] Medications which may be useful include duloxetine, pregabalin, venlafaxine, and escitalopram.[6] Other medications that may be used include buspirone, antipsychotics, and benzodiazepines.[5] Long term outcomes are mixed.[5]
About 0.4 to 3.6% of people are affected in a given year, and 4 to 9% of people are affected at some point in their life.[7][8] It is most common in those between the ages of 30 and 60.[3] It is twice as common in women as men.[7] The condition was first introduced in the DSM-III in 1980, before which it was see as a part of anxiety neurosis.[5]