Anxiety Disorders
women are ___ as likely as men to experience GAD
twice
The time period that separation anxiety should persist for children to be diagnosed is...
4 weeks
What are the criteria for GAD?
1. For 6 months or more, person experiences disproportionate, uncontrollable, and ongoing anxiety and worry about multiple matters
2. Symptoms include at least three of the following: edginess, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, muscle tension sleep problems
3. significant distress or impairment
One of the most powerful forms of societal stress is.....
poverty
What percentage of people develop generalized anxiety disorder sometime during their lives?
6%
What percentage of people who have generalized anxiety disorder receive treatment for it?
43%
The time period that separation anxiety should persist for adults to be diagnosed....
at least 6 months