Anxiety (cont.)
Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD
Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
In this Article
- Generalized anxiety disorder facts
- What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
- What are the different types of anxiety?
- How common is generalized anxiety disorder?
- What are causes and risk factors for anxiety?
- What are anxiety symptoms and signs?
- How is generalized anxiety disorder diagnosed?
- What is the treatment for anxiety?
- What are the side effects of anxiety medications?
- What are complications of generalized anxiety disorder?
- Can anxiety be prevented?
- What is the prognosis of generalized anxiety disorder?
- Are there support groups for those with generalized anxiety disorder?
- Where can people find additional information on generalized anxiety disorder?
- Find a local Psychiatrist in your town
What is the prognosis of generalized anxiety disorder?
Generalized anxiety disorder can be quite chronic, in that the average length of time the illness lasts is 20 years if untreated. It can significantly interfere with the lives of individuals who have it and usually requires treatment for it to resolve. Therefore, people with generalized anxiety disorder are usually thought to need treatment for at least a year to prevent its recurrence.
Are there support groups for those with generalized anxiety disorder?
The following are examples of support groups for anxiety disorders:
ABIL,
Inc. (Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives)
ABIL1996@aol.com
A.I.M.
(Agoraphobics in Motion)
anny@ameritech.net
Freedom From Fear
http://www.freedomfromfear.org
Phobics Anonymous
619-322-COPE
Where can people find additional information on generalized anxiety disorder?
American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org
American Counseling
Association
http://www.counseling.org
American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/
National Anxiety
Foundation
3135 Custer Dr.
Lexington, KY 40517-4001
606-272-7166
National
Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org
National Mental Health
Association
http://www.nmha.org
National Panic/Anxiety Disorder News, Inc.
http://www.npadnews.com
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