Avoidable errors in the diagnosis of anxiety
disorders
● In primary care, 45% of anxiety disorders are not recognized as such (23).
● Anxiety disorders are often misdiagnosed because the patients present with somatic complaints: for 87% of patients with generalized anxiety disorder, the primary symptom is not anxiety, but rather pain or sleep disturbance (24,
e110).
● Patients with GAD are often considered to have some type of mental disturbance, but two-thirds are not diagnosed as having either any anxiety disorder or GAD, and thus do not receive appropriate treatment (1).
● In patients with depression, a coexisting anxiety disorder is often missed and
therefore not treated (24).
Avoidable errors in the diagnosis of anxietydisorders● In primary care, 45% of anxiety disorders are not recognized as such (23).● Anxiety disorders are often misdiagnosed because the patients present with somatic complaints: for 87% of patients with generalized anxiety disorder, the primary symptom is not anxiety, but rather pain or sleep disturbance (24,e110).● Patients with GAD are often considered to have some type of mental disturbance, but two-thirds are not diagnosed as having either any anxiety disorder or GAD, and thus do not receive appropriate treatment (1).● In patients with depression, a coexisting anxiety disorder is often missed andtherefore not treated (24).
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