April 2014 PMID 24693946

The relationships between perfectionism, pathological worry and generalised anxiety disorder.

Alicia K Handley, Sarah J Egan, Robert T Kane, Clare S Rees

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Abstract in brief

The study examined how different aspects of perfectionism are related to pathological worry and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in a clinical sample, finding that dimensions like Concern over Mistakes, Personal Standards, and Clinical Perfectionism significantly predict worry in people with GAD.
Specifically, "Doubts about Actions" was a key perfectionism trait that could predict whether someone was diagnosed with GAD overall, indicating its importance in understanding the disorder.
The results suggest that certain features of perfectionism are strongly linked to both worry and GAD, which can help in better understanding and potentially treating these mental health issues.

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