What is Generalized anxiety disorder?

Contents

Generalized anxiety disorder: Introduction
Types of Generalized anxiety disorder
Prevalence
Other names for Generalized anxiety disorder
Who gets Generalized anxiety disorder?
What causes Generalized anxiety disorder?
What are the symptoms of Generalized anxiety disorder?
Organs Affected by Generalized anxiety disorder
Can anyone else get Generalized anxiety disorder?
How is it treated?
Generalized anxiety disorder: Introduction

What is Generalized anxiety disorder?

Generalized anxiety disorder: Excessive anxiety and worrying.
Generalized anxiety disorder: an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling of light-headedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Generalized anxiety disorder: Introduction

Types of Generalized anxiety disorder:

Broader types of Generalized anxiety disorder:

How many people get Generalized anxiety disorder?

Prevalance of Generalized anxiety disorder: 4 million adult Americans (NIMH); 2.8% adults (NIMH); estimated 3.4% adults (USSG)
Prevalance Rate of Generalized anxiety disorder: approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Generalized anxiety disorder: 2.8% of the adult U.S. population (NIMH)
Incidence Rate of Generalized anxiety disorder: approx 1 in 35 or 2.80% or 7.6 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Generalized anxiety disorder: GAD affects about 4 million adult Americans¹ and about twice as many women as men. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Incidence of Generalized anxiety disorder: About 2.8% of the adult U.S. population ages 18 to 54 - approximately 4 million Americans - has GAD during the course of a given year. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Generalized Anxiety Disorder: NIMH)