Guía de bolsillo sobre el trastorno de ansiedad generalizada

What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic, fluctuating Axis I mental health disorder that is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable worry or anxiety about many circumstances, events, and attempts to deal with “what if ” scenarios. The symptoms are severe enough to interfere with a person’s work and social functioning.
GAD has been called the “basic” anxiety disorder because excessive worry is a component of all anxiety disorders. However, in GAD, the worry or anxiety is not sharply focused as in post-traumatic stress disorder or agoraphobia.
GAD often emerges in early adulthood, but its early symptoms may appear in childhood. Many people with GAD report being anxious or nervous all their lives.

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Lexapro escitalopram class: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
Cymbalta duloxetine class: serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
Paxil paroxetine class: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Effexor XR venlafaxine class: serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
Paxil CR paroxetine class: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Pexeva paroxetine class: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors