According to ICD-10 diagnostic criteria, Generalized Anxiety Disorder is defined by a period of at least six months of prominent tension, worry, and apprehension about everyday events, combined with at least four symptoms from a list of 22 (including at least one autonomic arousal symptom), provided the disorder does not meet criteria for panic disorder, phobic anxiety disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, or hypochondriacal disorder.

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• Person: Barton S, Karner C, Salih F Organization: NIHR Journals Library
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• generalized anxiety disorder concept
• panic disorder concept
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