What are the criteria for a generalized anxiety disorder?

Too long for space : The complete diagnostic and statistical manual criteria for generalized anxiety disorder are too long to write in 400 characters -- but involve chronic worrying, nervousness, and tension. This link lists signs ; symptoms in more detail, and provides more information too: http://www.Helpguide.Org/mental/generalized_anxiety_disorder.Htm.

Too little space: Too little space to write all criteria, but the essence of the disorder is an at least 6 month long period of excessive worry about a variety of things that a person recognizes as excessive, and the worry causes psychological and physical distress as well as impaired psychosocial and occupational/academic function. If you think you have it, please get help soon. Hope this helps. Good luck.