Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Excessive and hard to control worry and anxiety occurring persistently characterize this Anxiety Disorder. There may be associated tension, fatigue, insomnia, and impaired concentration.
Diagnostic criteria for 300.02 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(Warning!)A. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance).
B. The person finds it difficult to control the worry.
C. The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present for more days than not for the past 6 months). Note: Only one item is required in children.
(1) restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
(2) being easily fatigued
(3) difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
(4) irritability
(5) muscle tension
(6) sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)
D. The focus of the anxiety and worry is not confined to features of an Axis I disorder, e.g. the anxiety or worry is not about having a Panic Attack (as in Panic Disorder), being embarrassed in public (as in Social Phobia), being contaminated (as in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), being away from home or close relatives (as in Separation Anxiety Disorder), gaining weight (as in Anorexia Nervosa), having multiple physical complaints (as in Somatization Disorder), or having a serious illness (as in Hypochondriasis), and the anxiety and worry do not occur exclusively during Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
E. The anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
F. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g. a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g. hyperthyroidism) and does not occur exclusively during a Mood Disorder, a Psychotic Disorder, or a Pervasive developmental disorder.
Based on the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition APA
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| Topic | BEHAVIOUR THERAPY / PROLONGED EXPOSURE THERAPY FOR PTSD
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| Topic | CBH / CBT
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| Topic | CBT / COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
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| Topic | CBT / COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
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| Topic | CBT / COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
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| Topic | CBT / COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
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| Topic | CBT / COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY
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| Topic | CHILDHOOD ANXIETY DISORDERS / HYPNOSIS WITH CHILDREN / NOCTURNAL ENURESIS
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| Topic | DEPRESSION
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| Topic | EGO STATE THERAPY
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| Topic | FLOODING THERAPY
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOSIS TRIALS 1976 - 1998
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| Topic | HYPNOTHERAPY MISC
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| Topic | HYPNOTHERAPY MISC
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| Topic | HYPNOTHERAPY MISC
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| Topic | HYPNOTHERAPY RESEARCH MISC
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| Topic | HYPNOTHERAPY RESEARCH MISC
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| Topic | OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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| Topic | PANIC ATTACKS AND PANIC DISORDER
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| Topic | PANIC ATTACKS AND PANIC DISORDER
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| Topic | PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
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| Topic | PERFORMANCE ANXIETY
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| Topic | PHOBIAS
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| Topic | PHOBIAS
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| Topic | PHOBIAS
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| Topic | PHOBIAS
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| Topic | PHOBIC DISORDERS
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| Topic | PSYCHOANALYSIS
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| Topic | REBT
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| Topic | SYSTEMATIC DESENSITISATION THERAPY
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| Topic | THE BRAIDING PROCESS
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| Topic | TICS AND TOURETTE SYNDROME
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