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Generalized anxiety disorder classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Irfan Dotani

Overview

Overview

Generalized anxiety disorder falls under the category of anxiety disorder.

Classification

Classification

  • Generalized anxiety disorder falls under the category of anxiety disorder.[1]
References

References

  1. Keeton CP, Kolos AC, Walkup JT (2009). “Pediatric generalized anxiety disorder: epidemiology, diagnosis, and management”. Paediatr Drugs. 11 (3): 171–83. doi:10.2165/00148581-200911030-00003. PMID 19445546.

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