Generalized anxiety disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive worry about 2 or more life circumstances for a period of 6 months or longer. Biological and genetic factors may combine with stress to produce psychological symptoms.
Review Date: 01/15/2009
Reviewed By: Christos Ballas, MD, Attending Psychiatrist, Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.














