This Publication Is Searchable The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Section 15. Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 187.
Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.
The disorder often begins in childhood or adolescence but may begin at any age. The anxiety and worry are so great that they are difficult to control. The severity, frequency, or duration of the worry greatly exceeds what the situation, if it should occur, warrants. Common worries include work responsibilities, money, health, safety, car repairs, and chores. The course is usually fluctuating and chronic, with worsening during stress.