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    Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about everyday life events for at least six months. Symptoms include restlessness, muscle tension, avoidance of stressful activities, and insomnia. The disorder often begins in childhood or adolescence and causes clinically significant impairment. Treatment involves coping strategies like yoga, meditation, aromatherapy and deep breathing. Doctors may also prescribe medications like SSRIs, SNRIs, benzodiazepines or buspirone to reduce anxiety symptoms.

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    Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about everyday life events for at least six months. Symptoms include restlessness, muscle tension, avoidance of stressful activities, and insomnia. The disorder often begins in childhood or adolescence and causes clinically significant impairment. Treatment involves coping strategies like yoga, meditation, aromatherapy and deep breathing. Doctors may also prescribe medications like SSRIs, SNRIs, benzodiazepines or buspirone to reduce anxiety symptoms.

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    Diagnostic Recognizing

    Signs & Generalized


    Criteria
    Generalized anxiety disorder Symptoms Anxiety
    (GAD) is characterized by
    persistent, unrealistic, and Symptoms of GAD may include Disorder
    (GAD)
    excessive anxiety and worry for but are not limited to the
    more days than not for at least 6 following:
    months
    Restlessness & Coping Mechanisms
    The symptoms in GAD are more Muscle tension
    intense than those in the general Avoidance of stress-inducing
    population and tend to cause activities or events
    clinically significant impairment in Increased time and effort
    social, occupational, or other required to prepare for
    important areas of functioning stressful activities or events
    Procrastination in making
    The individual often avoids decisions
    activities that may result in Difficulty sleeping/insomnia
    negative outcomes or spends
    significant time and effort
    preparing for these activities

    The disorder may begin in


    childhood or adolescence, but
    symptoms can still occur after the
    age of 20

    This disorder is often chronic,


    with frequent stress-related Everything you need to
    exacerbations and fluctuations know!
    Coping with See Your References
    GAD Doctor!
    Yoga & Meditation In addition to coping Holman, H. C., Williams, D., Sommer, S.,
    Johnson, J., Ball, B. S., & McMichael, M. G.
    Yoga and meditation have been proven strategies, your doctor may
    through numerous studies to be beneficial in (2019). Content mastery series review module:
    prescribe medications to
    managing anxiety-related symptoms. This RN mental health nursing (11th ed.).
    form of coping involves the use of reduce some of your anxiety https://www.atitesting.com
    stretching and intentional thinking to symptoms.
    promote a clear mind and awareness of
    Morgan, K. I., & Townsend, M. C. (2020).
    negative thinking.
    Some of the most commonly Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing
    Aromatherapy prescribed medications for (8th ed). FA Davis Company.
    Aromatherapy consists of the use of essential GAD include:
    oils, such as lavender and lemon oil, during Park, C. L., & Slattery, J. M. (2021). Yoga as
    times of stress to decrease anxiety and Selective Serotonin Reuptake an integrative therapy for mental health
    improve overall mental well-being. Keeping Inhibitors (SSRIs) such as concerns: An overview of current research
    lavender oil or lemon balm with you at all sertraline or paroxetine evidence. Psychiatry International, 2(4), 386-
    times can be comforting when anxiety-
    provoking situations arise.
    Serotonin-Norepinephrine 401.
    Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint2040030
    Deep Breathing such as venlafaxine and
    Deep breathing is an integrative therapy that duloxetine Sakhpara, A. (2019). Box breathing technique.
    promotes relaxation. If you feel anxiety Benzodiazepines such as Maimonides Emergency Medicine.
    coming on, take a step back and perform the
    diazepam are indicated for https://www.maimonidesem.org/blog/box-
    box breathing exercise. This exercise breathing-technique-nbspnbsp
    consists of exhaling to a count of 4, holding short-term use
    your breath for 4 seconds, inhaling to a Anxiolytics such as buspirone
    count of 4, and holding your breath again
    that may be used for long-
    for 4 seconds.
    term managament
    Guided Imagery
    Guided imagery is a low-cost integrative
    modality to improve symptoms of anxiety.
    This approach consists of thinking of a
    calming environment during times of stress.
    Completely envision yourself in this
    environment of choice by imagining the
    sounds, smells, and feelings you would
    experience.

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