OBJECTIVE Biological explanations of psychopathology can reduce the extent to which people with mental disorders are blamed for their symptoms but can also yield prognostic pessimism--the belief that psychiatric conditions are relatively immutable. However, few studies have examined whether these effects occur among persons who actually have psychiatric symptoms. This study sought to address th...

introduction: the basic objective of this study is to investigate the effects of alpha and theta brain waves amplitude increase in occipital area on reducing the severity of symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and to increase the global functioning level in patients with gad. methods: this study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with two groups. for this purpose, 28...

Treatment of generalized anxiety disorder Anxiety disorders—generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder (PD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and social anxiety disorder (SAD)—are common, persistent, and cause substantial impairment. With lifetime prevalence estimates of over 25%, they constitute a group that is the most frequently occurring of...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common condition, with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 5% in the United States adult population according to the Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) study [1]. In comparison, Kendler et al [2] reported a lifetime prevalence of 3.6%. The National Comorbidity Survey reported a lifetime prevalence of 5.1% [3]. An international (World Health Organizat...

Eighty treatment-seeking adults age 60 or over with panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and mixed anxiety states (generalized anxiety with panic attacks, panic disorder with secondary generalized anxiety) completed a clinical assessment and battery of self report measures. Several hypotheses were tested from the domains of distinguishing symptoms, associated features, and rates of com...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders encountered in the primary care setting. Lifetime prevalence of GAD is approximately 5% in the U.S. adult population [1,2]; prevalence in the primary care setting has been estimated at 8% [3,4]. GAD usually has a chronic course that is associated with significant psychosocial impairment, disability, decreased qua...

As discussed in previous chapters in this volume, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a relatively common disorder that is associated with significant distress and functional impairment. Fortunately, advances in both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy have resulted in a greater likelihood of providing effective treatment. Unfortunately, many more inroads remain to be made to clarify what works...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common illness with diagnostic criteria that have changed substantially over time. Symptoms of GAD overlap with those of major depressive disorder to such an extent that studying one disorder without studying the other may be impossible. Such an overlap, combined with potentially inappropriate diagnostic criteria for GAD, makes diagnosing and researching ...