| Descriptor English: | Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Transtorno de Ansiedade Generalizado |
| Descriptor French: | Without translation |
| Entry term(s): |
Anxieties, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, General Anxiety Disorders, Generalized Anxiety, Generalized Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Overanxious Disorders, General Anxiety Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Overanxious General Anxiety Disorder General Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxieties Generalized Anxiety Generalized Anxiety Disorders Overanxious Disorder Overanxious Disorders |
| Tree number(s): |
F03.080.400 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098647 |
| Scope note: | Uncontrolled anxiety or excessive worry that exceeds the realistic scope of life situations and endures for at least a month or longer. |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2025 |
| History Note: | 2025 |
| DeCS ID: | 60876 |
| Unique ID: | D000098647 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2025/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2024/08/09 |
| Revision Date: | 2024/04/17 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Mental Disorders [F03]Mental Disorders
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Preferred
Overanxious Disorder
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M000767078 |
| Scope note | Uncontrolled anxiety or excessive worry that exceeds the realistic scope of life situations and endures for at least a month or longer. |
| Preferred term | Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
| Entry term(s) |
Anxieties, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, General Anxiety Disorders, Generalized Anxiety, Generalized Disorder, General Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, General Anxiety Disorders, Generalized Anxiety General Anxiety Disorder General Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxieties Generalized Anxiety Generalized Anxiety Disorders |
| Concept UI |
M000767079 |
| Scope note | In the DSM-III-R1, overanxious disorder is identified by symptoms including excessive worry regarding past and future events, concerns about competence, somatic complaints, self-consciousness, an excessive need for reassurance, and enduring tension lasting for a minimum of 6 months. |
| Preferred term | Overanxious Disorder |
| Entry term(s) |
Disorder, Overanxious Disorders, Overanxious Overanxious Disorders |
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