GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

The commonest of the anxiety disorder that is clinically significant. Slightly more predominant in women, it generally appears between 20 –35 years. The symptoms of apprehension, worry, irritability, difficulty in concentrating, lack of sleep and bodily complaints are present more often than not for at least six months. Bodily symptoms may pertain to the heart (increased pulse rate and increased blood pressure), gastrointestinal (increased acidity and nausea) and brain (headache, near-fainting).