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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Symptom Report

An anxiety disorder characterized by free-floating, persistent, and excessive worry for at least six months. Symptoms are variable but include complaints of persistent nervousness, trembling, muscular tensions, sweating, lightheadedness, palpitations, dizziness, and epigastric discomfort. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Treatments Patients Take For Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
3 19% Individual Therapy: 19%
2 13% Lamotrigine: 13%
1 6% Ibuprofen: 6%
1 6% Psychiatrist (med management): 6%

Report created on November 22, 2009.