What is generalized anxiety disorder?

4 May 2021

It is a condition in which the patient is in a continuous state of severe stress, nervousness, and worry related to multiple aspects of their life, whether they are present, past, or future events, as well as normal or extraordinary activities, affecting their social development and daily life.

Generalized anxiety disorder can appear at any age, but it is more common in women, who have twice the risk of developing it than men.

Regularly, this condition appears together with other psychological disorders, so, many times, simultaneous treatment is required for all of them, the most advisable being a combination of psychotherapy and drugs.

The origin of this mental disorder is the result of biological and environmental issues, such as:

Physiological and chemical brain abnormalities.
Genetic aspects.
Situation perception problems.
Personality traits.
Social factors.

Signs and symptoms Generalized anxiety disorder

Psychological:

Excessive nervousness and worry about situations that do not warrant it.
Always expect the worst in all kinds of events.
Excessive perception of unimportant events and activities, seeing them as worrying threats.
Uncertainty and constant doubts.
Indecision.
Lack of ability to rest, have fun, relax, or forget about worries for a while.
Concentration problems.
Irritability.

Physical:

Excessive sweating.
Nausea.
Vomit.
Diarrhea.
Tiredness.
Insomnia.
Muscle pains.
Tremors.

Diagnosis and treatment Generalized anxiety disorder

Once your doctor analyzes your symptoms and clinical history, they will perform a physical examination, and request blood and urine tests, in addition to a psychological evaluation through specialized questionnaires.

After referring you to a mental health specialist, the treatment will depend on the severity of your symptoms and to what degree it has affected your life, but psychotherapy and drugs such as antidepressants and anxiolytics are usually combined.

At the Neurological Center, a select group of highly trained and certified doctors in the various neurological specialties are ready to assist you with the quality and warmth that characterizes us.

Specialists Generalized anxiety disorder

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Pediatric neurosurgery
Neurophysiology
Neuro-rehabilitation
Neuro-pathology
Interventional neuro-radiology
Neuropsychology
Neuro-oncology
Neuro-otology
Epilepsy
Neuro-ophthalmology
Neuroimaging

Related centers and departments Generalized anxiety disorder

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High Specialty Surgery Center
Radiology and Molecular Imaging
Clinical Laboratory

Fuentes:

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Pfizer-
BioNTech

Pfizer-BioNTech

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vaccine type: mRNA
Effectiveness: 95% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

No Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 21 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

Who should or shouldn’t get the vaccine?
People who should receive the vaccine are those over 16 years old.
People who should not receive the vaccine are those who have a history of anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) or who are allergic to any component of this vaccine such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polysorbate.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, nausea, malaise, and swollen lymph nodes.

How long will it take for me to be protected and what does it protect me from?
After 14 days of having the complete scheme (after the administration of the 2nd dose), the protection period is still under study. It protects us from serious COVID-19 or requiring hospitalization.

Moderna

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vaccine type: mRNA
Effectiveness: 94.5% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 28 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

Who should or shouldn’t get the vaccine?
People who should receive the vaccine are those over 18 years old.
People who should not receive the vaccine are those who have a history of anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) or who are allergic to any component of this vaccine.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, nausea, and swollen lymph nodes in the arm in which you received the injection.

Janssen/
Johnson
& Johnson

Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 72.0% in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.
85% in the prevention of severe COVID-19.

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How many doses are needed?
Only one dose in needed.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, chills, fever, and nausea.

How long will it take for me to be protected and what does it protect me from?
After 28 days of having the complete scheme (the last dose applied), the protection period is still under study. It protects us from 85% serious COVID-19 or requiring hospitalization.

AstraZeneca
and
Oxford
University

AstraZeneca and Oxford University

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 82% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 56 days apart (or up to 84 days apart, if necessary).

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and fever, which were mild to moderate in intensity and disappeared within 48 hours of vaccination.

Sputnik V

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 92% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 21 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

What is generalized anxiety disorder?

Signs and symptoms Generalized anxiety disorder

Diagnosis and treatment Generalized anxiety disorder

Specialists Generalized anxiety disorder

Related centers and departments Generalized anxiety disorder

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