Generalized anxiety disorder: comorbidity, comparative biology and treatment
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Generalized anxiety disorder: comorbidity, comparative biology and treatment.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a severe and chronic anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable worrying and somatic anxiety (tension, insomnia and hypervigilance). It is a common condition, with lifetime prevalence rates for DSM-IV GAD in the general population of approx. 5-6% being reported. In addition, like other anxiety disorders, GAD also shows comorbidity with depression and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1461-1457,1469-5111
DOI: 10.1017/s1461145702003048