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# Generalized anxiety disorder

Therapeutic area

Psychiatry

Rare disease

No

## Definition and classification

**Definition**

An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive and difficult-to-control worry about a number of life situations. The worry is accompanied by restlessness, fatigue, inability to concentrate, irritability, muscle tension, and/or sleep disturbance and lasts for at least 6 months.

**Genetic basis**

No

**Non-human condition**

No

**Rare disease**

No

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Condition name**

Generalized anxiety disorder

**Therapeutic area**

Psychiatry

### Alternative names (2)

- generalized anxiety disorder
- GAD

## Clinical profile

**Severity**

Mild

### All therapeutic areas (2)

- Neurology
- Psychiatry

## Identifiers

**MONDO ID**

MONDO:0001942

Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0001942)

**Parent condition**

MONDO:0005618

## Related records

### Broader conditions (10)

- [Anxiety disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/anxiety-disorder-d84a28fc-7045-53b8-a1b6-52babcd37d08.md)
- [Brain disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/brain-disorder-4e393319-afcc-52a0-8ac4-4c73ea743874.md)
- [Central nervous system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/central-nervous-system-disorder-78230ae5-4e6b-5495-ac04-050b0e11e964.md)
- Disease
- Disease by body system or component
- Disease by developmental or physiological process
- Human disease
- [Mental disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/mental-disorder-6dfe385f-02c0-52b1-895d-e6ed79c12e5f.md)
- Nervous system disorder
- Psychiatric disorder

### Trials (513)

- 6-Month Open-Label Safety Study Of PD 0332334 In Elderly Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- 6-Session Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A 10 Week Open-Label Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Memantine(Namenda) as Augmentation Therapy in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A 10-Week Efficacy and Safety Study for of Gabitril in the Treatment of Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A 10-Week Study Evaluating the Efficacy And Safety of PD 0332334 for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A 10-week Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PD 0332334 for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (3)
- A 10-week Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PD 0332334 in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (1)
- A 10-week Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of PD 0332334 in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (2)
- A 10-Week Study for Efficacy and Safety Study of Gabitril in the Treatment of Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A 14 Week, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Study of Methylphenidate Hydrochloride Controlled Release Capsules in Adult ADHD With and Without Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity
- A 5-Week Trial Of PD 0332334 And Alprazolam Extended Release Compared To Placebo In Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A 52-Week Open-Label Safety Study of PD 0332334 in Subjects With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- A Clinical Study That Will Measure How Well SEP-363856 Works and How Safe it is in Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A Clinical Trial to Study the Effects of Sensoril® for Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A Collaborative Care Program to Improve Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Cardiac Patients
- A Comparison Between Cognitive, Behavioral, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- A Dose-Finding Study of MM120 (LSD D-Tartrate) for the Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms
- A Dose-Response Safety Study of ENX-102 in Patients With GAD
- A Feasibility Study of Group Metacognitive Therapy Versus Mindfulness Meditation Therapy
- A Long-Term Study Continuing on From Study 04-001-01 of an Experimental Medication in Adults With Anxiety Disorder

### Approved drugs (5)

- Alprazolam
- Buspirone hydrochloride
- Escitalopram oxalate
- [Pregabalin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/pregabalin-c76529d4-1815-46a3-954e-cf21d394857b.md)
- Venlafaxine hydrochloride

### Drugs in development (24)

- Buspirone Phase 3
- Cariprazine Phase 2
- Chamomile Phase 3
- Cimetidine Phase 1
- Darigabat Phase 2
- Duloxetine Phase 3
- [Escitalopram](https://trialight.com/data/asset/escitalopram-a5f62852-0d12-4a2c-b732-a5f5c96b7727.md) Phase 3
- Eszopiclone Phase 2
- Fluvoxamine Phase 3
- Glutamine Phase 2
- Imagabalin Phase 3
- Metformin Phase 1
- MK-0777 Phase 2
- Ocinaplon Phase 3
- Paroxetine Phase 3
- Pexacerfont Phase 2
- Quetiapine fumarate Phase 3
- Sertraline Phase 3
- Tedatioxetine Phase 1
- Tiagabine hydrochloride Phase 3

### Other linked drugs (4)

- Duloxetine hydrochloride
- Fluoxetine
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin

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