The Symptom Profile of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Iraqi Patients

Authors

Adel A. Monicher Al- Zaidy, Al-Diwanyia Teaching Hospital, iraq

Abstract

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a common psychiatric disorder, which may cause significant distress and disability. This study was an attempt to identify the symptom frequency of this significant disorder among the patients attending the only out patient clinic in Al-Diwanyia Teaching Hospital (180 Km south of Baghdad). Headache (75%), Fatigue (70%), Palpitation (67.5%), Chest pain (66.6%) and Persistent irritability (64.1%) were the most frequent symptoms in 120 outpatients with a diagnosis of GAD.

Article Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Al- Zaidy, Adel A. Monicher (2026) "The Symptom Profile of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Iraqi Patients," Al-Qadisiyah Medical Journal: Vol. 4: Iss. 5, Article 11.
DOI: 10.28922/qmj.2008.4.5.94-97
Available at: https://qmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol4/iss5/11

First Page

94

Last Page

97

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