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. 2019 Aug 20;7(16):2698–2700. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2019.820

Table 2.

Anxiety disorders: a brief description according to ICD-10 and DSM-5 classification 2.4

Anxiety Disorder Description
ICD-10 Classification DSM-5 classification

Panic disorder F41.0 Panic disorder 300.01(f41.0) Incidental onset anxiety attacks with physical manifestations of anxiety (for example, palpitations, sweating, tremors, dry mouth, dyspnea, feelings of choking, chest pain, uncomfortable stomach, unreal feeling, paresthesia, etc.). Panic attacks can arise from blue; However, many patients begin avoid situations where they fear that panic attacks might occur.

Agoraphobia (F40.0) with Panic Disorder F40.00 with Panic Disorder F40.01 Agoraphobia 300,22 (F40.00) Fear of the place where it may be difficult or embarrassing to escape when panic attack must occur (crowds, on public transportation, or in closed spaces, for example, elevators). Fear of being alone is also common.

Generalised anxiety disorder F41.1 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 300,02 (F41.1) Patients suffer symptoms of somatic anxiety (tremor, palpitations, dizziness, nausea, muscle tension, etc.) and from psychological symptoms, including concentrating, nervousness, insomnia, and constant worry, for example, that they (or relatively) have an accident or become sick.

Social Phobia F40.1 Sosial Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) 300,23 (F40.10 Patients are afraid of situations where they become the centre of attention and can be criticised — for example, public speaking, visits to authorities, conversations with superiors at work, or with people of the opposite sex. They are afraid to appear awkward, embarrassing themselves, or who are negative.

Specific (Isolated) Phobia F40.2 Specific Phobia 300,29 Phobias which are limited to single, limited by situations, often related to animals (for example, cats, spiders, or insects), or other natural phenomena (for example, blood, height, deep water

Mixed Anxiety and Depressive Disorder F41.2 The simultaneous presence of anxiety and depression by good domination. However, the component is not severe enough to justify the diagnosis of anxiety or depression itself. If the diagnostic criteria for anxiety or depression (or both) are met, a suitable diagnosis must be made, rather than mixed anxiety and depression.

Separation of Anxiety Disorder of Childhood (F93.0) Separation of Anxiety Disorder 309,21 (F93.0) Inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety regarding the separation from people to whom individuals are attached. In ICD-10, the disorder can only be diagnosed in children.

Selective mute (F94.0) Selective mute 312,23 (F94.0) consistent failure to speak in social situations where there is hope for speaking (for example, school) even though the individual speaks in other situations.

DSM-5 Manual of Diagnostic and Statistic for Mental Disorders, 5th edition; ICD-10, 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.