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Separation
Anxiety Disorder Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis
Separation
Anxiety Disorder Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview:
 Separation Anxiety Disorder
symptoms and diagnostic criteria follow below. While some of these Separation
Anxiety
Disorder symptoms may be recognized by family, teachers, legal and medical
professionals, and others, only properly trained mental health
professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors etc.) can
or should even attempt to make a mental health diagnosis. Many additional
factors are considered in addition to the Separation Anxiety Disorder
symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and
psychological testing considerations. This information on Separation Anxiety Disorder symptoms and diagnostic
criteria are for information purposes only and should never replace the judgement and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental health clinician.
Diagnostic criteria for 309.21 Separation Anxiety Disorder
A.
Developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation
from home or from those to whom the individual is attached, as evidenced
by three (or more) of the following:
·
recurrent excessive distress when
separation from home or major
attachment figures occurs or is
anticipated
·
persistent and excessive worry about
losing, or about possible harm
befalling, major attachment figures
·
persistent and excessive worry that an
untoward event will lead to separation from a major attachment figure (e.g.
getting lost or kidnapped)
·
reluctance or refusal to go to school or elsewhere
because of fear of separation
·
persistently and excessively fearful or reluctant to be
alone or without major attachment figures at home or without significant adults
in other settings
·
persistent reluctance or refusal to go to sleep without
being near a major attachment figure or to sleep away from home
·
repeated nightmares involving the theme of separation
·
repeated complaints of physical symptoms (such as
headaches, stomachaches, nausea, or vomiting) when separation from major
attachment figures occurs or is anticipated
B.
The duration of the disturbance is at least 4 weeks.
C.
The onset is before age 18 years.
D. The disturbance
causes clinically significant distress or impairment in
social, academic (occupational), or other important areas of functioning.
E.
The
disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive
Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic
Disorder and, in adolescents and adults, is
not better accounted for by Panic
Disorder With Agoraphobia.
Specify if:
Early Onset: if onset occurs before age
6 years
Also, See: Other Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in
Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
Other Mental Health
Diagnostic Symptoms and Criteria
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