Wonderland Wanderess

    Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a psychiatric illness comprised of mental and physical symptoms dovetailing from an overarching presentation of uncontrollable worry (Salzer et al., 2011)). Other symptoms include disturbed sleep, inability to concentrate, tense muscles, irritable mood, fatigue, and restlessness. With a lifetime prevalence of 4.3–5.9%, GAD is common and is rarely sufficiently treated in primary care settings, such as general practice, resulting in significant medical costs. These include specialist fees, medication, therapies, and hospital admissions. Additional societal and individual costs include loss of productivity, sick leave, and government benefits. Due to its chronic nature and high recurrence rate (Cuijpers et al., 2014)), an evaluation of the efficacy of current treatment options is necessary. Three treatments will be analysed to determine the most advantageous option for patients with GAD. The selected treatments are intensive short-term dynamic psy