Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Authors: Murray B. Stein, Jitender Sareen - New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM 2015 cited by 481

Persistent anxiety and uncontrollable worry for at least 6 months characterize generalized anxiety disorder. First-line treatments are cognitive behavioral therapy or pharmacotherapy with a selective serotonin-reuptake or serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.