The history of generalized anxiety disorder as a diagnostic category

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TABLE I. Evolution of the definition of generalized anxiety disorder in succeeding editions of the DSM and ICD. DSM, Diagnostic and Statisticai Manual of Mental Disorders; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; iCD, internationai Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder. Modified and updated from reference 1 9: Rickels K, Rynn M. Overview and clinical presentation of generalized anxiety disorder. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2001;24(1):1-17.