User:Jrsauer/Generalized Anxiety Disorder

How should an article on GAD be organized?

I might suggest the following in view of the MGH article on anxiety disorders (chapter 32) and supplemented in view of what one might want clinically or in further view of what a member of the public might wish to know:

1. Lead
2. Intro / overview
   1. Clinical dx
      1. DSM-5
      2. ICD-10
      3. other means of dx?
   2. economic burden
3. Etiology
   1. diathesis stress model / biopsychosocial model
   2. role of worry
4. Epidemiology
   1. US
   2. UK (mentioned in current article)
   3. Worldwide
   4. Gender
   5. Other demographics including minority of membership and GAD
5. Impairment
6. Comorbidity
   1. Other anxiety disorders
      1. Panic disorder
      2. Social anxiety disorder (SAD)
   2. Mood disorders
      1. Major depressive disorder (MDD)
      2. Bipolar disorder (BPD)
      3. others
7. Pathophysiology
   1. Neurobiology
   2. Psychopathological processes
8. Treatment modalities
   1. Psychotherapy
      1. Behavioral therapy
      2. Cognitive therapy
      3. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
      4. Acceptance and commitment therapy
   2. Pharmacological therapy
      1. Benzodiazepines
      2. SSRIs
      3. SNRIs
      4. other
   3. Brain stimulation
   4. Complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies
      1. e.g., camomile, etc.