Generalized Anxiety Disorder
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER http://www.adaa.org/finding-help/treatment By Demi Pirrone
General Information
On the first page of the association’s website, treatments and the use of medication are depicted, with several links to more information on specifics. Getting professional help, clinical trials, and circumstances with older adult anxiety is also generally talked about in the first page. On the side of the page, a link is given to find a qualified, specialized therapist for the anxious individual. Links to other disorders such as OCD, crippling phobias, and depression are also shown, which contain facts to inform the reader about each mental disorder.
Definition Given
“Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent, excessive, and unrealistic worry about everyday things.” (http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad)
Association
The webpage is for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 determined to prevent and treat mental disorders often caused by stress, particularly generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety, and depression.
Self-Tests/Checklists
The website has a variety of screening tools for each specific disorder treated by the ADAA, each with “yes” or “no” as answer choices. However, the website itself does not automatically retrieve an answer; one must print out the sheet and take it to their doctor. Although a seemingly benevolent move, this creates an inconvenience for the test takers to quickly obtain their answer and work from there. Seeking Help
The site has many easy, accessible links that will help the viewer with their problems quickly. For example, the side bar has a “Find a Therapist” button that links the viewer to another page for locating a therapist between a certain radius of the current location. The website suggests to find professional help, and join a support
General Information
On the first page of the association’s website, treatments and the use of medication are depicted, with several links to more information on specifics. Getting professional help, clinical trials, and circumstances with older adult anxiety is also generally talked about in the first page. On the side of the page, a link is given to find a qualified, specialized therapist for the anxious individual. Links to other disorders such as OCD, crippling phobias, and depression are also shown, which contain facts to inform the reader about each mental disorder.
Definition Given
“Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent, excessive, and unrealistic worry about everyday things.” (http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad)
Association
The webpage is for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980 determined to prevent and treat mental disorders often caused by stress, particularly generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety, and depression.
Self-Tests/Checklists
The website has a variety of screening tools for each specific disorder treated by the ADAA, each with “yes” or “no” as answer choices. However, the website itself does not automatically retrieve an answer; one must print out the sheet and take it to their doctor. Although a seemingly benevolent move, this creates an inconvenience for the test takers to quickly obtain their answer and work from there. Seeking Help
The site has many easy, accessible links that will help the viewer with their problems quickly. For example, the side bar has a “Find a Therapist” button that links the viewer to another page for locating a therapist between a certain radius of the current location. The website suggests to find professional help, and join a support