General Anxiety Disorder

Question 1

How many symptoms do you need for generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 1

At least 3

Question 2

How to remember the symptoms of GAD

Answer 2

MISERAble

Question 3

What are the mechanisms of GAD

Answer 3

Think MISERAble

It is a chronic condition so you will see hypersensitivity of the HPA Axis

Question 4

How does GAD affect gender

Answer 4

Women are diagnosed twice as much

Question 5

What is the prevalence of GAD in society

Answer 5

It is small

1% to 3%

Question 6

How long must symptoms be present for GAD diagnosis

Answer 6

at least six months

Question 7

MNEMONIC to remember basic GAD criteria

Answer 7

EGADS i’m MISERAble

Question 8

What does EGADS mean

Answer 8

Excessive

General

Anxiety

Days (They occur most days)

Six months (At least)

Question 9

How do we treat GAD

Answer 9

Psychotherapy (First)

Psychopharmacology ( Augmented)

Question 10

Which therapy is indicated for GAD

Answer 10

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Question 11

Which medication(s) is recommended

Answer 11

SSRIs

Buspar

Question 12

What disorder(s) are GAD mostly comorbid with

Answer 12

Dysthymic and MDD

Question 13

Should we start meds during the first diagnosis of GAD

Answer 13

NOOOOOO

Question 14

What is GAD akin to on the ABC model

Answer 14

An alarm going off all the time for no clear reason