Generalized Anxiety Disorder has no panic attacks associated with it and that’s why it is different as people think panic attacks as symptoms of all anxiety disorders. We normally don’t think much about it because of the absence of panic attacks and therefore we don’t consider going for diagnosis or treatment. This is where all the problem lies. You must go to the clinical psychologist at the doctor clinic in Uttarpara for diagnosis before it’s too late.

Symptoms

After a lot of research, it has been found that if there are a fixed set of things, it can be said that they are the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Some of them are:

1. A variety of topics, events or activities is the subject of excessive anxiety and worry. The worry is clearly excessive and lasts for at least 6 months.

2. It is very challenging to control the worry. From one topic to another, the worry may easily shift in both adults and children.

3. There are at least three from the physical symptoms restlessness, increased fatigue, impaired concentration, irritability, increased muscle ache and difficulty in sleeping along with the anxiety and worry in an adult and one from these symptoms in children.

If a person worries even when there is no threat present or the worry is more than it should actually be even if there is any risk, it is called excessive worry. It is seen that a major percentage of the number of hours a person remains awake is spent worrying about something, it can be said that there is the presence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The subject of the worry may be job responsibilities or performance, one’s own health or that of family members and general everyday matters. The subject may be their abilities or quality of performance at school in the case of children. Sweating, nausea or diarrhoea maybe some other symptoms in many individuals with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Assessment

The clinical psychologists like the one in the doctor clinic in Hooghly will make use of the diagnostic criteria, standardized assessments and their clinical judgement during the assessment to make a diagnosis. They may ask you to answer some self-assessment questions along with asking about your symptoms in an affectionate way. There may also be some standardized assessment tools in their clinic to evaluate symptoms.

You must remember one thing that the fast you are diagnosed, the quick is the recovery process. So, don’t be too late to go for a diagnosis.