Table 1.

DSM-5 defined anxiety disorders.

Anxiety disorders	Marked symptoms
Generalized anxiety disorder	• Excessive anxiety or worry about many events or activities (anxious anticipation)
Separation anxiety disorder	• Excessive fear and anxiety about leaving home or being separated from attachment figures
Selective mutism	• Inability to start speaking when meeting other individuals in social interactions, or to respond when spoken to
Specific phobia	• Fear or anxiety when there is a specific situation or object named as the source of the phobic stimulus
Social anxiety disorder	• Significant or excessive fear or anxiety about social situations in which the individual may be judged by others
Panic disorder	• Recurrent and unexpected panic attacks
Agoraphobia	• Significant or excessive fear or anxiety triggered by real or anticipated exposure to different situations