India, Dec. 19 -- People suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) may be worrying for nothing. According to a study published in the National Library of Medicine, an average of 91.4 per cent of worries these individuals had did not come true. In fact, the most common percentage of worries that did not come to fruition was 100 percent.

The research highlights that people suffering from GAD have inaccurate expectations. Greater evidence of this inaccuracy predicted greater improvement in treating the patients. "Higher percentages of untrue worries significantly predicted lower GAD symptoms after treatment, as well as a greater slope of symptom reduction from pre- to post-trial," the research stated.

To confirm this hypothesis, re...