ICD-11 code : 6B00;
Preferred Label : Generalised anxiety disorder;
ICD-11 definition : Generalised anxiety disorder is characterized by marked symptoms of anxiety that persist
for at least several months, for more days than not, manifested by either general
apprehension (i.e. 'free-floating anxiety') or excessive worry focused on multiple
everyday events, most often concerning family, health, finances, and school or work,
together with additional symptoms such as muscular tension or motor restlessness,
sympathetic autonomic over-activity, subjective experience of nervousness, difficulty
maintaining concentration, irritability, or sleep disturbance. The symptoms result
in significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The symptoms are not a manifestation
of another health condition and are not due to the effects of a substance or medication
on the central nervous system.;
ICD-11 synonym : GAD - [generalised anxiety disorder];
ICD-11 acronym : GAD;
ICD-11 inclusion : psychoneurotic anxiety; neurotic anxiety; anxiety generalised; Anxiety neurosis;
Origin ID : 1712535455;
UMLS CUI : C0270549;
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Generalised anxiety disorder is characterized by marked symptoms of anxiety that persist
for at least several months, for more days than not, manifested by either general
apprehension (i.e. 'free-floating anxiety') or excessive worry focused on multiple
everyday events, most often concerning family, health, finances, and school or work,
together with additional symptoms such as muscular tension or motor restlessness,
sympathetic autonomic over-activity, subjective experience of nervousness, difficulty
maintaining concentration, irritability, or sleep disturbance. The symptoms result
in significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning. The symptoms are not a manifestation
of another health condition and are not due to the effects of a substance or medication
on the central nervous system.