Have you ever been curious on what Generalized Anxiety Disorder is? According to the DSM- 5 Symptoms need to be present for 6 months. Symptoms are the following:

• Having a hard time controlling the worry.

• Restlessness or feeling wound up or on edge.

• Being easily faguited

• Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank

• Irritability

• Muscle tension

• Sleep disturbance

  (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5 2017)

According to the NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder affects 6.8 million adults or 3.1% of the U.S. population.

• Past year (2001-2003 when the study was conducted) prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among adults was higher for females (3.4%) than for males (1.9%).

• An estimated 5.7% of U.S. adults experience generalized anxiety disorder at some time in their lives.

Do you think that anxiety is higher or lower from that stats that are given above? Do you think Covid-19 heightened anxiety/depression?

If you are struggling with what you think to be is generalized anxiety disorder reach out to a mental health provider today to receive the proper diagnosis.

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2017). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: Dsm-5 (1st ed., Vol. 5).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Generalized anxiety disorder. National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved April 10, 2023, from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/generalized-anxiety-disorder