title: A study of worry and functional somatic symptoms in generalized anxiety disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the phenomenon of worry and functional somatic symptoms in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
  
  
  METHODS
  40 subjects with the diagnosis of GAD were assessed by using Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ) and Bradford Somatic Inventory (BSI). Severity of GAD was rated on Generalized Anxiety Disorder -7 (GAD-7) scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean total score on PSWQ was 59.62. All patients had somatic symptoms and the minimum number of somatic symptoms noted in a patient was 11 and maximum was 38. Seventy-five percent of the patients had more than 22 somatic symptoms as per BSI. Majority of the patients (90%) scored more than 10 on GAD-7 scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future nosological systems should not limit assessment of somatic symptoms to a list of 6 symptoms only in patients with GAD and should try to operationalise the definition of excessive worry by taking into consideration the common types of worries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, India.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avasthi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: drsandeepg2002@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Generalized anxiety disorder; Somatic symptoms; Worry