DSM-5 generalized anxiety disorder: the product of an imperfect science

Author(s):  
Gavin Andrews ◽  
Alison E. J. Mahoney ◽  
Megan J. Hobbs ◽  
Margo Genderson
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pp. 74-79
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Şermin YALIN SAPMAZ ◽  
Handan ÖZEK ERKURAN ◽  
Dilek ERGİN ◽  
Masum ÖZTÜRK ◽  
Nesrin ŞEN CELASİN ◽  
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Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 465 ◽  
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Ayelet Meron Ruscio ◽  
Lauren S. Hallion ◽  
Carmen C. W. Lim ◽  
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola ◽  
Ali Al-Hamzawi ◽  
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2015 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Joel Paris

Other disorders that can suffer from overdiagnosis include autistic spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, and mild neurocognitive disorders. Autism in particular threatens to become a diagnostic epidemic as patients with a wide range of symptoms are seen as falling in the spectrum. While there is no pharmacological treatment for this condition, disability payments can be an issue. Generalized anxiety disorder and mild neurocgnitive disorder are also quite broadly defined in DSM-5.In each case, it can be difficult to distinguish these conditions from other mental disorders or from normality.


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