Disorder | Key diagnostic features |
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Separation anxiety | Excessive anxiety associated with separation from home or caregivers |
Panic disorder | Panic attacks and persistent concern about the future recurrence of attacks as well as worry about the consequences of the panic |
Specific phobia | Excessive fear of specific objects or situations, subsequent avoidance of those, and/or distress associated with exposure to these objects or situations |
Social phobia | Excessive fear of social and performance situations and subsequent avoidance of and/or distress associated with exposure to the situation |
Generalized anxiety disorder | Excessive worry or anxiety across a number of situations and events, which is hard to control |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder | Persistent intrusive thoughts that may not make sense and/or repetitive driven behaviors that the individual performs in response to obsession or in accordance with specific rules |
Posttraumatic stress disorder | Persistent re-experiencing of a traumatic event through intrusive recollections, dreams, or flashbacks |
Acute stress disorder | Short-term re-experiencing, dissociation, distress, and avoidance of stimuli associated with exposure to extreme stress |