Talk:Generalized anxiety disorder

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[edit] Criticisms

The following was inserted underneath the criticisms but it doesn't seem NPOV - it reads like an opinion you would see posted on a forum in response to the criticisms. Needs some kind of rewrite. -- Barrylb 10:22, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Despite this, it remains for a doctor to diagnose whether a person's condition warrants medical intervention. Every case will not uniquely fit the diagnostic criteria in the DSM IV-TR. In cases where there is some ambiguity as to whether a diagnosis of GAD should be made, counseling may be in order to see if the anxiety can be resolved without the use of medication. Drugs are not a quick fix, but they can and have significantly improved the lives of millions of people dealing with anxiety.

There is something here that does not appear in much literature. It can take a long time for anxiety to be recognised. What happens is that the sufferer has an armoury of excuses which sometimes seem to make sense. Social:"I am not washed - I havent time - my hair's a mess - I'm not presentable - I dont like X - I would be much happier reading a book - you are always going out - you never spend any time with me -" Literally hundreds. Ordinary household requirements: "I'll do it later, could you do it for me - let's have a takeaway tonight - let's have a lazy day - not on Saturday - not on Sunday - I'm tired right now - all you want is a maid - stop nagging " Again hundreds. What I am saying is that the tests for identifying are far too clumsy. The tests need to be expanded to basically cover the fact that every single time there is a posssible symptom of anxiety, there is an excuse. And to every suggestion there is a No. In other words, as an ailment the tests are not catching sufferers. And when it comes to CT there are rejections. "I dont want to go for a walk - I'm feeling very happy lying here - It's too wet to go out to the group - I'm not one of them - " Not only has the treatment no chance - the manufactured excuses lay the groundwork for denial of the condition once again. The ailment protects itself in the first place by refusing recognition through each-case-explanations and it fights back later with (objectively) each-case-explanations and specious muffins or star gazing

If it doesn't appear in much literature, then it probably doesn't belong on Wikipedia. Perodicticus 10:44, 22 September 2006 (UTC)


Perodicticus i could not understand what you were trying to say. Could you explain your point more simply? (Middleton, 12:11, 18 October 2006 (UNSW)

[edit] References are needed

Too many statements are unreferenced. There should be references added here. JonesRDtalk 18:23, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

This form of denial seems to be a barrier to the prognosis of many types of mental illness, and not particularly specific or relevant to general anxiety disorder. 207.215.10.108 20:09, 21 October 2006 (UTC

I would like to see some natural/homeopathic treatment for GAD, maybe St. John's Wort or Omega 3's?

A discussion of st john's wort and other non-refined chemical therapies would be a good addition to this article. The "criticisms" article is definitely biassed against drug therapy for GAD, and I'm not sure the point about there being no proof that drugs help GAD is accurate. sarahj

Sarah: I agree with your observations. Further, I would emphasize your point that the article is biased against chemical intervention. In truth, the eliviation of symptoms via medication is typically necessary for the CBT interventions to work.

Also, I cleaned up the intro, so that each sentence didn't keep referencing the same article. Hope you approve. Cheers! DashaKat 13:12, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I've merged the Introduction section into the lead and included sources. The rest of the article definitely needs work on being verified. GridEpsilon 05:12, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

This is improving now. JonesRDtalk 16:13, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] compare and contrast with Panic Disorder.

I saw wrong things in Panic Disorder and this article should also be compared to Panic Disorder to help educate. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.151.240.12 (talk) 18:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Page name

The page has been renamed to Generalized anxiety disorder to reflect the name of the disorder. GridEpsilon 23:04, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mention pregabalin

Pregabalin merits a mention somewhere on this page, I think. Reb42 15:36, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] U.S.-based name for condition?

The article discusses only the DSM-IV standards and U.S. stats; this makes me wonder whether there is an international standard for this diagnosis or if this name is limited to the U.S. To clarify: For a condition such as ADHD, the DSM-IV has its criteria, while the condition and criteria are laid out differently by, say, ICD. I wasn't sure if some international criteria exist for GAD, or if the international community has a different break-out of the anxiety spectrum disorders. It would be good if the article addressed this, either by providing ICD standards or by identifying similar conditions existing in the ICD paradigm. Lawikitejana 23:00, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

The DSM is a subset of the ICD. Any linguistic differences are a function of the differences between UK English and US English. --DashaKat 15:08, 19 August 2007 (UTC)