Generalized Anxiety Disorder

You will be introduced to numerous information about generalized anxiety disorder which include risk factors, treatments,personality caracteristics assosiated with the disorder and neural mechanisms underlying the disorder. This will help students learn more about this disorder and will benefit from dealing with such cases that they might face in life.

References:

Ballas , C. (2009, January 1). Generalized anxiety disorder. Retrieved November 13, 2009, from health nytimes website: http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/generalized-anxiety-disorder/risk-factors.html

Mayo Clinic staff. (2009, September 11). Treatments and drugs. Retrieved November 13,2009, from mayo clinic website: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/generalized-anxiety-disorder/DS00502/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs

 

Newman, M. G., & Borkovec, T. D. (1995). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder. Retrieved November 13,2009, from apa website: http://www.apa.org/divisions/Div12/rev_est/cbt_gad.html

 

Baziuk, V. (2009, August 25). Personality and anxiety disorder: Characteristics of anxious people and panic symptoms. Retrieved November 13,2009, from phobia anxiety website:  http://phobiasanxiety.suite101.com/article.cfm/what_types_of_personalities_are_prone_to_anxiety

 

Carter, C.S., & Krug, M.K.(2009, March). The Functional neuroanatomy of dread: Functional magnetic resonance imaging insights into generalized anxiety disorder and its treatment. Retrieved November 13,2009, from psychiatry online website: http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/166/3/263