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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Annotated Bibliography Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) A chronic illness known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined by excessive and ongoing worry about various elements of life, including work, money, health, and family, among others. The frequency of GAD is thought to be around 6% in the general population, with women having twice as much of a chance of receiving a diagnosis as men (Munir, 2022). This annotated bibliography aims to examine three current studies on GAD with a particular emphasis on its genesis, diagnosis, and treatment. Ströhle, A., Gensichen, J., & Domschke, K. (2018). The Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders. Deutsches Arzteblatt international , 155 (37), 611–620. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2018.0611 The article's research question gives a general overview of the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders. The most recent research on anxiety disorders was evaluated as part of the qualitative research design used in this paper. Since data gathering was not a part of the study, the sample population needed to be more relevant. Instead, they examined and combined data from earlier studies and clinical recommendations. Clinical recommendations and meta-analyses were included in the information synthesis that resulted in the interpretation of the results. The article covered many subtypes of anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, particular phobia, and agoraphobia. Several therapeutic modalities were also covered, such as medication, psychotherapy, and complementary and alternative therapies.
According to the research presented in this article, anxiety disorders are common and significantly affect people's quality of life. There are several efficient treatment alternatives, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. The absence of original study data and potential biases in the choice and interpretation of the evaluated literature are two things that limit this article. According to the authors, future studies should keep examining the effectiveness of various therapeutic modalities and pinpointing potential determinants of treatment response in sufferers of anxiety disorders. Abasi, I., Dolatshahi, B., Farazmand, S., Pourshahbaz, A., & Tamanaeefar, S. (2018). Emotion Regulation in Generalized Anxiety and Social Anxiety: Examining the Distinct and Shared Use of Emotion Regulation Strategies. Iranian journal of psychiatry , 13 (3), 160– 167. The purpose of this study was to examine the unique and standard emotion regulation techniques used by people with a social anxiety disorder (SAD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (SAD). The transdiagnostic concept contends that emotional illnesses have standard emotion management techniques. Although most studies show that emotion regulation methods are standard in psychological disorders like generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD), their specific roles are mostly unclear. So, the current study's objective was to evaluate how individuals with GAD and SAD symptoms used different and common emotion management strategies. Purposive sampling was used to choose participants from a Tehran community sample. The population (N = 346) included 269 nonclinical people, 47 people with symptoms of
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generalized anxiety, and 30 people with signs of social anxiety. All individuals provided their informed consent before being asked to complete the GAD-IV, SIAS, DERS, EQ, ACS, and RRS self-report questionnaires. Using SPSS-23, discriminant function analysis was used to examine the data. Individuals with GAD and SAD utilize different emotion regulation mechanisms, according to the results of data analysis using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Remarkably, people with GAD reported utilizing more unhealthy emotion control techniques than SAD, such as self-blame, catastrophizing, and rumination. In contrast, people with SAD reported employing more adaptive emotion control techniques than people with GAD, including perspective-taking and positive reappraisal. The study found that people with GAD and SAD use different emotion regulation strategies. Future research should examine how well these populations respond to emotion regulation interventions. One of its limitations was the study's use of self-report measures, which could have led to response bias. Hirsch, C. R., Beale, S., Grey, N., & Liness, S. (2019). Approaching Cognitive Behavior Therapy For Generalized Anxiety Disorder From A Cognitive Process Perspective. Frontiers in Psychiatry , 10 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00796 This article's study objective is to offer a cognitive process perspective on using cognitive-behavioural therapy to treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (CBT). The piece is a review that summarizes the body of prior research on the subject. Given that the study did not gather original data, the sample population is not applicable.
The cognitive processes associated with GAD are discussed in the essay, including worry, intolerance of uncertainty, and cognitive biases. Also, the page discusses the many cognitive strategies employed in CBT for GAD, including cognitive restructuring, exposure, and mindfulness. The article emphasizes the significance of focusing on cognitive processes in CBT for GAD and adjusting treatment to unique patient traits. Being a review article, the work makes no use of statistical analysis. Its conclusions are based on a synthesis of prior research. The article concludes that CBT for GAD can be more helpful when approached from a cognitive process perspective. According to the article, future studies should concentrate on creating more specialized cognitive therapies for GAD and figuring out the best ways to deal with cognitive biases and intolerance of uncertainty. The report also emphasizes the necessity for more investigation into the mechanisms behind CBT's effectiveness for GAD.
Reference Munir, S. (2022, October 17). Generalized Anxiety Disorder . StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441870/
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