generalized anxiety disorder
1generalized anxiety disorder — n an anxiety disorder marked by chronic excessive anxiety and worry that is difficult to control, causes distress or impairment in daily functioning, and is accompanied by three or more associated symptoms (as restlessness, irritability, poor… …
2Generalized anxiety disorder — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Generalised anxiety disorder ICD10 = ICD10|F|41|1|f|40 ICD9 = ICD9|300.02 DSM IV TR = DSM IV TR|300.02 Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and …
3generalized anxiety disorder — A condition marked by excessive worry and feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that last six months or longer. Other symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder include being restless, being tired or irritable, muscle tension, not being able to… …
4generalized anxiety disorder — noun an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months • Syn: ↑GAD, ↑anxiety reaction •… …
5generalized anxiety disorder — a state of inappropriate and sometimes severe anxiety, without adequate cause, that lasts for at least six months. It affects about 2% of the population, women twice as often as men, and often develops in early adult life. It can, however, start… …
6generalized anxiety disorder — a state of inappropriate and sometimes severe anxiety, without adequate cause, that lasts for at least six months. It affects about 2% of the population, women twice as often as men, and often develops in early adult life. It can, however, start… …
7Anxiety disorder — Classification and external resources The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) an Expressionist painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch ICD 10 …
8anxiety disorder — n any of various disorders (as panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, a phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder) in which anxiety is a predominant feature called also anxiety neurosis, anxiety state …
9anxiety disorder — noun a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom • Hypernyms: ↑mental disorder, ↑mental disturbance, ↑disturbance, ↑psychological disorder, ↑folie • Hyponyms: ↑generalized anxie …
10Anxiety — Anxiety and phobic thinking may be normal emotions, distinct clusters of symptoms ( syndromes *), or diseases in the sense of distinct illness entities. In psychoanalysis, anxiety is used as a theoretical term, the presumed unconscious… …
