Commonly used exclusion criteria for generalized anxiety disorder include that the anxiety or worry is not sustained by a physical disorder, such as hyperthyroidism, an organic mental disorder, or a psychoactive substance-related disorder, such as excess consumption of amphetamine-like substances or withdrawal from benzodiazepines.

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• Person: Barton S, Karner C, Salih F Organization: NIHR Journals Library
  Diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders set out in DSM-IV and ICD ...

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• Diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders set out in DSM-IV and ICD ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Barton S, Karner C, Salih F · NIHR Journals Library via serper

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• generalized anxiety disorder concept
• hyperthyroidism concept