Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• This disease has a lifetime prevalence of 45% and it is twice as common in women than in men

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder often coexists with social anxiety, specific phobia, panic disorder, or depression

• Only a third of patients with this disease seek psychiatric treatment

	Answer the following questions:	YES	NO
1	Do you worry excessively about a number of events or activities?
2	Do you find it difficult to control the worry?
3	Do you also have some of the following symptoms? Restlessness Feeling on the edge Fatigue Poor concentration or mind going blank Irritabilty Muscle tension Sleep problems ( difficulty falling or staying asleep)
4	Are the above causing distress or impaired functioning?

  If you answered YES to the above questions you might have Generalized Anxiety Disorder and you could benefit from psychiatric treatment (antianxiety medication, behavioral therapy, relaxation exercises, individual or group psychotherapy etc.).