During his initial clinical interview of a new patient complaining of anxiety, Dr. Kanagawa determines that the patient's anxiety seems to be focused on no particular object or situation, but carries throughout the patient's life. This may lead Dr. Kanagawa to consider a diagnosis of:

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The description suggests a lack of a specific trigger for the patient's anxiety, which is a characteristic of generalized anxiety disorder. Nonspecific phobia would involve fear specific to an object or situation, hoarding disorder would involve compulsive hoarding of possessions, and major depressive disorder would involve persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness.

During His Initial Clinical Interview of a New Patient Complaining