Generalized anxiety disorder

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Generalized anxiety disorder (also known as GAD) is an anxiety disorder which consists of excessive and irrational worry of everyday things. This worry tends to interfere with normal daily functioning.

GAD is a long-term condition that causes you to feel anxiety about a wide range of situations and issues, rather than 1 specific event.^[1] People with GAD might always concerned about health matters, money, death, their own futures or family trouble. Some people find it hard to control these worries.

Between six and eight million American adults have GAD. The percentage of people that are affected by other anxiety disorders overall is much higher. It affects women more often than it does men, most commonly between ages 35 - 55.

1. ↑ "Overview - Generalised anxiety disorder in adults". nhs.uk. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2024-05-22.