A 31-year-old woman presents with excessive worry about work performance, muscle tension, poor sleep and irritability for over 6 months. She reports d...

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A 31-year-old woman presents with excessive worry about work performance, muscle tension, poor sleep and irritability for over 6 months. She reports difficulty controlling the worry but denies panic attacks, obsessions or trauma history. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Generalised anxiety disorder

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Major depressive disorder

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Panic disorder

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Post-traumatic stress disorder

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Generalised anxiety disorder

A 31-year-old woman presents with excessive worry about work performance, muscle tension, poor sleep and irritability for over 6 months. She reports difficulty controlling the worry but denies panic attacks, obsessions or trauma history. What is the most likely diagnosis?