Q Can anxiety disorder be completely cured with treatment?
A GAD tends to respond well to treatment, and with appropriate care 60-80% of people experience meaningful symptom improvement.
Detailed Answer
GAD tends to become chronic, but with combined SSRI and CBT treatment, meaningful symptom improvement appears in 60-80% of cases. Left untreated, it can worsen into depression, panic disorder, or somatic symptoms, and if suicidal thoughts accompany it, immediate professional consultation is needed. Even after treatment, it can recur under high stress, so maintenance treatment for relapse prevention and mindfulness training are important.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we set relapse prevention, not just symptom relief, as the treatment goal. After calming symptoms in the acute phase with liver-coursing, qi-regulating, and spirit-calming prescriptions, in the maintenance phase we switch to formulas of the Gwibi-tang family that strengthen the Heart and Spleen to reinforce the underlying constitution. Even after treatment ends, seasonal check-up visits help detect relapse signs early.
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