Assignment question: This assignment is in two parts; Part A Discuss Generalised Anxiety Disorder, its symptoms and the impact on the person and significant others. Part B Evaluate the use of medical and non-medical strategies for supporting the recovery of a person with Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Your analysis must include the role of the nurse in these interventions.

A mental health disorder characterised by feelings of worry, anxiety or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one’s daily activities.Examples of anxiety disorders include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.Symptoms include stress that’s out of proportion to the impact of the event, inability to set aside a worry and restlessness.Treatment includes counselling or medication, including antidepressants.