Objective To explore the distribution characteristics of TCM symptoms and syndrome factors of generalized anxiety disorder.Methods The patients with diagnosed generalized anxiety disorder（n=200） were asked to fill in the questionnaire for collecting four examination information.The distribution characteristics of TCM symptoms and syndrome factors were analyzed by applying Hamilton Anxiety Scale（HAMA）、Hamilton Depression Scale（HAMD）

dexcriptive analysis and cluster analysis.The syndrome factors and HAMA scores were given Spearman correlation analysis.Results The first ten symptoms were impatient

irritability

depressed mood

oppression in the chest

sighing

fatigue

palpitation

dreaminess

short breath

heaviness of head and body

lassitude of spirit

laziness to speak

dry mouth and throat and bitter taste in mouth.The syndrome factors included qi stagnation

qi deficiency

fire-heat

blood deficiency

yin deficiency

phlegm syndrome and blood stasis.According to the clustering results

blood deficiency

fire-heat

phlegm syndrome

qi deficiency

qi stagnation and yin deficiency were clustered into one class

and blood stasis was clustered into another class.Qi deficiency and qi stagnation were positively correlated to HAMA scores（P<0.05）.Conclusion TCM syndrome factors are mainly qi deficiency and qi stagnation in the patients with generalized anxiety disorder

and the more serious the anxiety is

the higher the scores of these syndrome factors are.