Anxiety Disorder: DSM IV Criteria

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Anxiety Disorder: Anxiety Disorder DSM IV Criteria

Anxiety Disorder: Anxiety Disorder DSM IV Criteria

October 24, 2011 at 16:34

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Anxiety Disorder: DSM IV Criteria

(This is not a comprehensive list of each anxiety disorder, although Brain Changers does treat each anxiety disorder.)

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The following is the DSM-IV-TR criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder:

A. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more-days-than-not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance).
B. The person finds it difficult to control the worry.
C. The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present for more-days-than-not for the past 6 months).

restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
being easily fatigued
difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
irritability
muscle tension
sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)

D. The focus of the anxiety and worry is not confined to features of other Axis I disorder (such as social phobia, OCD, PTSD etc.)
E. The anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
F. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., hyperthyroidism), and does not occur exclusively during a mood disorder, psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder.