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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder involves excessive and uncontrollable worry that causes intense emotional distress.

Symptoms

  • Persistent, frequent worry difficulty controlling worry
  • Worries about areas in life such as finances, health, relationships, being late, etc
  • Worry causes emotional distress or function impairment Access

Take this assessment to further explore if the symptoms you are experiencing are in line with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

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