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[Generalized anxiety disorders (GAD)--a neglected illness? Background und aims of the GAD-P study]
H U Wittchen1, M Linden, W Schwarzer
1Institut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der TU Dresden und Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, München.
Fortschritte Der Medizin. Originalien
|April 9, 2002
Abstract:
In the past Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)--previously classified as anxiety neurosis--was regarded as not being a separate diagnostic entity. On the basis of new explicit criteria for GAD in the 90ies, GAD-specific pharmacological (i.e. SNRI) and psychological treatments with improved efficacy have become available. The Generalized Anxiety and Depression in Primary care study (GAD-P) investigates the prevalence of GAD in primary care settings and evaluates the patterns of care provided. Aims, methods and findings of the GAD-P study are described in this supplement.