What's more, migraineurs who did not have a confidant had five times the odds of
generalized anxiety disorder compared to those with at least one person to confide in; with social support being shown to play an important protective role in the mental health consequences of other chronic pain disorders.
Interestingly, the study found that men with migraine had almost double the odds of
generalized anxiety disorder compared with women with migraine.
Not exact matches
At age 18 years, individuals with persistent ADHD had more functional impairment (school / work: OR, 3.30 [95 % CI, 2.18 - 5.00], home / with friends: OR, 6.26 [95 % CI, 3.07 - 12.76]-RRB-,
generalized anxiety disorder (OR, 5.19 [95 % CI, 2.01 - 13.38]-RRB-, conduct
disorder (OR, 2.03 [95 % CI, 1.03 - 3.99]-RRB-, and marijuana dependence (OR, 2.88 [95 % CI, 1.07 - 7.71]-RRB-
compared with those whose ADHD remitted.
A study done at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center found that people who suffered from
generalized anxiety disorder experienced significant relief from symptoms after taking chamomile supplements for eight weeks,
compared to folks who took a placebo.
In a randomized controlled trial that
compared the effectiveness of passionflower extract to the drug oxazepam in the treatment of
generalized anxiety disorder, the researchers found that both treatments were effective (2).