Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), label which some experts want to change for DSM-5, is one of the most prevalent psychological disorders, with a life prevalence of 2.8%. Despite its high frequency GAD is still little known, because until 1980 it was not considered as an independent clinical category, and because research on GAD is not yet as much as on others psychological disorders. Nevertheless situation is changing and cognitive and emotional processes related to this disorder are been discovered by an increasing number of specialized researchers. Objective. The main purpose of this work was to synthesize actual knowledge about diagnostic criteria, theoretical perspectives, assessment tools and treatment advances on GAD
Source: INFORMACIO PSICOLOGICA
Author: José Ma Prados
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1495005780