generalized anxiety disorder
noun
: an anxiety disorder marked by chronic excessive anxiety and worry that is difficult to control, causes distress or impairment in daily functioning, and is accompanied by three or more associated symptoms (such as restlessness, irritability, poor concentration, and sleep disturbances)
—abbreviation GAD
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It's estimated that approximately 7 million adults in the U.S. have generalized anxiety disorder; but only half of them receive treatment.
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Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
The more isolation and avoidance that occurs, the worse the specific or generalized anxiety disorder can become.
—Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
Cannistraro, 52, has generalized anxiety disorder and has never taken medication for it.
—Lindsey Tanner, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
The authors showed that CBD therapies are useful for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and other mental illnesses that lead to anxiety.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
The two-month study included 276 patients diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2022
Several weeks after her first video, Adolphe went public with her own personal struggle, revealing that she had been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder at the age of 19 after panic attacks sent her to the hospital.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2022
His therapist diagnosed him with generalized anxiety disorder and equipped him with the tools to address it.
—Agnes Constante, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022
The more isolation and avoidance that occurs, the worse the specific or generalized anxiety disorder can become.
—Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
Cannistraro, 52, has generalized anxiety disorder and has never taken medication for it.
—Lindsey Tanner, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
The authors showed that CBD therapies are useful for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and other mental illnesses that lead to anxiety.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2022
The two-month study included 276 patients diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2022
Several weeks after her first video, Adolphe went public with her own personal struggle, revealing that she had been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder at the age of 19 after panic attacks sent her to the hospital.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2022
His therapist diagnosed him with generalized anxiety disorder and equipped him with the tools to address it.
—Agnes Constante, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
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