Depression And Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety is common and can be self-generating since the symptoms reinforce the reaction, often causing it to get worse and worse.
Initial manifestations appear before age 40. There is a slightly greater tendency for this condition to occur in women.
The disabling anxiety symptoms of apprehension, worry,
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