Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability of Vilazodone in Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female, 18 - 70 Years of age * Currently meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) * Minimum score of 20 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A) Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant, women who will be breastfeeding during the study, and women of childbearing potential who are not practicing a reliable method of birth control * Patients with a history of meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for: * any manic, hypomanic or mixed episode, including bipolar disorder and substance-induced manic, hypomanic, or mixed episode; * any depressive episode with psychotic or catatonic features; * panic disorder with or without agoraphobia; * obsessive-compulsive disorder; * Schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or other psychotic disorder; * bulimia or anorexia nervosa; * presence of borderline personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder; * mental retardation, dementia, amnesia, or other cognitive disorders * Patients who are considered a suicide risk