Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Women WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Women
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects women twice as much as it affects men. While women at any age can get GAD, the condition typically begins during childhood. Symptoms of GAD include, but are not exclusive to, headaches, irritability, excessive worrying, and sweating.1
Fast Facts:
- Generalized anxiety disorder occurs when a person consistently worries about unrealistic things.2
- Generalized anxiety disorder affects 3.1 percent of Americans.2
- The risk of generalized anxiety disorder is highest between childhood and middle age.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ HealthWise (via WebMD: GAD in Women
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Anxiety Disorders Association of America: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 21, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: GAD in Women, Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Females, Generalized Anxiety in Women, GAD in Females, Generalized Anxiety in Females
- Last update: Oct. 21, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
