ETIOLOGY AND THERAPY OF GENERALIZED ANXIE TY DISORDER

This article reviews current research on the etiology and therapy of G eneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Although GAD occurs frequently and is considered to be the basic anxiety disorder, research on GAD is spa rse and insufficient. Models of the development and reinforcement of G AD are missing; as are efficient psychotherapies. A number of reasons for this unsatisfactory state of affairs are being discussed, among th em neglect of the patients' worries, a central symptom of GAD.