GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does generalized anxiety disorder mean? 

• GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (noun)
  The noun GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER has 1 sense:

1. an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

  Familiarity information: GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

anxiety reaction; GAD; generalized anxiety disorder

Hypernyms ("generalized anxiety disorder" is a kind of...):

anxiety disorder (a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom)

 Context examples 

A seven item validated, self-reported questionnaire for screening, and assessing the severity of generalized anxiety disorder in clinical practice and research settings.

(Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Other symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder include being restless, being tired or irritable, muscle tension, not being able to concentrate or sleep well, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, sweating, and dizziness.

(Generalized anxiety disorder, NCI Dictionary)

Test codes of questionnaire questions associated with the generalized anxiety disorder 7 item questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire GAD-7 Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Test names of questionnaire questions associated with the generalized anxiety disorder 7 item questionnaire for the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC Questionnaire GAD-7 Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

A self-administered diagnostic instrument developed to screen for generalized anxiety disorder.

(Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called generalized anxiety disorder.

(GAD, NCI Dictionary)