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Generalized anxiety disorder question. how much anxiety before you are officially diagnosed?
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Impairment: Gad is diagnosed when a person meets a sufficient number of diagnostic criteria listed in a psychiatric manual. However, as you have anticipated the anxiety must be sufficient that it causes distress and/or impairment.
Answered 10/4/2016
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