Generalised Anxiety Disorder — GAD |
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GAD
Characteristics
Definition
Permanent anxiety
about something
No stimulus
unpredictable
> 6 months
Causes
Genetic predisposition
Childhood separation
Yerkes-Dobson curve
Anxiety =~ performance
Types
Acute
stress trigger
Chronic
worse prognosis
Prevalence
2-4%
>
early adulthood
S&S
Cognitive
Anxiety
Hyperarousal
Fear (death/madness/control loss)
Physical
autonomics
palpitations
nausea
vomiting
'butterflies in stomach'
loose bowel motions
Motor tension
Sleeping difficulties
headaches
SOB
hyperventilation
paraesthesia
tingling
Complications
2ary agarophobia
depression
drug abuse
Management
Investigations
EEG
alpha rhythm
Treatment
CBT
Relaxation
Breathing exercises
Hypnosis
Exposure
Benzodiazepines
with care
Beta blockers
propranolol
Antidepressants
Tricyclics
non-addictive
SSRIs
paroxetine
Prognosis
CBT & relaxation
50-60% 6 month recovery
Differential
PTSD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Panic disorder
Agoraphogbia
Simple phobia
Social phobia
others
Depression
thyrotoxicosis
parathyroid disease
phaeochromocytoma
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