Academic Sources
Text References (APA Format)
All references are listed in alphabetical order by author's last name, following APA 7th edition format.
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Ahmari, S., & Rauch, S. (2022). The prefrontal cortex and OCD. New York: Nature Publishing Group.
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Anxiety Disorders. (2025). Health Quality Ontario. Retrieved from https://hqontario.ca
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Azab, M. P. (2018, November 29). The Pain of Worry: The Anxious Brain. Retrieved from Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/neuroscience-in-everyday-life/201811/the-pain-worry-the-anxious-brain
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Canadian Psychological Association. (2021, January 4). "Psychology Works" Fact Sheet: Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Retrieved from https://cpa.ca/psychology-works-fact-sheet-generalized-anxiety-disorder/
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Craske, M. P., & Stein, M. B. (2016). Anxiety. The Lancet.
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Dean, E. (2016). Anxiety. Nursing Standard. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.30.46.15.s17
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DiTomasso, R. A. (2006). Anxiety Disorders: A Practitioner's Guide to Comparative Treatments. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
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Guglielmo, R., Janiri, L., & Pozzi, G. (2014). New Perspectives on Generalized Anxiety Disorder. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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Horwitz, A. V. (2013). Anxiety. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease.
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Information about Mood & Anxiety. (n.d.). Retrieved from London Health Sciences Centre: https://www.lhsc.on.ca/femap-first-episode-mood-and-anxiety-program/information-about-mood-anxiety
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Lima Osório, F. (2013). Social anxiety disorder: from research to practice. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated.
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Muscari, M. (2012). PTSD. New York: DemosHealth.
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Pine, D., Rothbaum, B. O., & Ressler, K. (2015). Primer on anxiety disorders: translational perspectives on diagnosis and treatment. Oxford, England; New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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Rachman, S. J., & De Silva, P. (2009). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Szuhany, K. L., & Simon, N. M. (2022, December 27). Anxiety Disorders: A Review. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, p. 2431.
Credible External Websites
External Website References
The following three credible external websites have been evaluated for validity and included as additional resources. Each has been assessed using the Research Website Evaluation Form.
Table 5: External credible websites used as resources
| # |
Organization |
Website |
Purpose / Relevance |
Evaluation |
| 1 |
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) |
cpa.ca |
Official fact sheets on GAD and other anxiety disorders from Canada's leading psychology organization |
✔ Valid |
| 2 |
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) |
camh.ca |
Comprehensive, evidence-based information on anxiety disorders, treatment, and mental health support in Canada |
✔ Valid |
| 3 |
Psychology Today (Canada) |
psychologytoday.com/ca |
Research-backed articles on anxiety disorders, therapist locators, and self-help tools for the general public |
✔ Valid |