GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER DIAGNOSIS |
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Anyone with chronic anxiety for no
apparent reason should see a physician. The physician may diagnose
the condition based on the patient's description of the physical and
emotional symptoms. The doctor will also try to rule out other
medical conditions that may be causing the symptoms, such as
excessive caffeine use, thyroid disease, hypoglycemia, cardiac
problems, or drug or alcohol withdrawal. Psychological conditions,
such as depressive disorder with anxiety, will also need to be ruled
out.
Since generalized anxiety disorder often co-occurs with mood
disorders and substance abuse, the clinician may have to treat these
conditions as well, and therefore must consider them in making the
diagnosis. |
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