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The patient with excessive worry.

Steven Shearer¹, Lauren Gordon

¹Department of Family Medicine, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD 21237, USA. steve.shearer@medstar.net

American Family Physician

|March 31, 2006

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Excessive worry, often a persistent habit, requires evidence-based treatments beyond typical coping strategies. Antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are effective for managing persistent worry disorders.

Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Primary Care Medicine

Background:

Worry is a normal response to uncertainty, typically manageable with support and time.
Excessive worry, however, is often ineffective with common-sense strategies and may indicate a disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline evidence-based treatments for excessive worry.
To assist family physicians in managing persistent worry as a self-perpetuating habit.

Main Methods:

Review of evidence-based treatments for excessive worry disorders.
Adaptation of cognitive behavioral strategies for primary care settings.

Main Results:

Antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are effective treatments for disorders characterized by excessive worry.

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Cognitive behavioral strategies include education, challenging cognitive distortions, behavioral assignments, and mindfulness meditation.

Conclusions:

Persistent worry can be a self-perpetuating habit requiring specific interventions.
Family physicians can utilize evidence-based treatments like CBT and pharmacotherapy for patients with excessive worry.