There has been considerable emphasis on encouraging GPs to improve their skills in the diagnosis and management of depression, yet anxiety disorders have been relatively neglected. Anxiety symptoms are more common than those of depression in the community, and may be accompanied by significant morbidity. The 2007 UK Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey reported a 9% prevalence of mixed anxiety and depression in their doorstep community survey, while generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) affected 4.4% of the population, other anxiety disorders 3.6%, and only 2.3% reported depressive disorders.1
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