Table 4.

Reasons to search for GAD information.

Reasons Why You Have Sought Information about GAD (Yes/No) (n = 70)	nº Yes (%)
I am interested in learning about GAD	44 (62.9)
I am interested in solving the doubts I have about GAD	45 (64.3)
The information provided by your attending physician/psychologist/psychiatrist was not enough	20 (28.6)
The information provided by your attending physician primary/psychologist/psychiatrist was difficult to understand	2 (2.9)
You disagreed with the information your primary care physician/psychologist/psychiatrist gave you	8 (11.4)
Your primary care physician/psychologist/psychiatrist recommended that you read about GAD	5 (7.1)
I was looking for a health professional (psychologist/psychiatrist)	18 (25.7)
Other *	13 (18.6)

NOTE: Items adapted from Liebherz et al. [20]. * Other reasons included: interest in seeking information about available treatments, side effects of the medication, knowing other points of view or experiences of people with the same problem, opinions of professionals, consultations with the psychologist are very spaced in time. GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder.