Wounds That Speak: Exploring Childhood Trauma and Self-Injury in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety disorders affect up to 20% of adults annually, with Generalized anxiety disorder being among the most prevalent. The defining characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder are persistent feelings of stress and dread, along with exaggerated, irrational and perpetual worry over routine matters. This excessive worry often spans concerns about the future, family, health, or finances, and is difficult to manage, frequently accompanied by vague physical and psychological symptoms.1,2 The weighted prevalence rates observed was 5.8% for GAD in accordance with the Indian research.