Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Neurobiology, Diagnostic Criteria, and Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a chronic psychiatric condition characterized by excessive, difficult-to-control worry that occurs across multiple domains of life (e.g., work, health, finances, relationships). Clinically, the core feature is persistent apprehension accompanied by heightened anticipatory threat perception. Unlike anxiety that is narrowly tied to a specific stimulus or event, GAD involves pervasive worry… Read More »