Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Pocketbook : Diagnosis, Treatment and Its Relationship to Other Anxiety Disorders

This text provides a succinct definition of all the terms used in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) including different diagnoses, classifications and treatments. Abstract: This text provides a succinct definition of all the terms used in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) including different diagnoses, classifications and treatments Bioscience & Clinical Medicine Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 The concept of generalized anxiety disorder. Historical introduction 8 Diagnosis, classification and epidemiology of GAD 11 Course, prognosis, disability and costs 28 Causation and mechanisms of GAD 34 Depression and generalized anxiety 54 GAD and panic disorder 59 GAD and obsessive-compulsive disorder 67 Treatment 72 References 89 Index 107 Content: Book Cover Title Contents The concept of generalized anxiety disorder. Historical introduction Diagnosis, classification and epidemiology of GAD Course, prognosis, disability and costs Causation and mechanisms of GAD Depression and generalized anxiety GAD and panic disorder GAD and obsessive compulsive disorder Treatment References Index. The third edition of "Generalized Anxiety Disorder" begins by introducing the history of the condition and its recognition as an illness. The authors explain the course it takes, its diagnosis, treatment and links with other depressive disorders. Edited by three international experts, this text is a comprehensive overview of the symptoms, pathogenesis and treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. The notion of persistent pathological anxiety has been a central concept in psychiatry since the founding of the discipline in the nineteenth century.