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Compare diagnoses

Side-by-side criteria and differential flags.

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Which diagnosis best fits duration, episodicity, and exclusions?

Agoraphobia

Marked fear/anxiety about ≥2 of 5 situations: public transport; open spaces; enclosed places; standing in line/crowds; being outside home alone

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Separation anxiety disorder

Excessive fear/anxiety about separation from attachment figures; ≥3 of 8 specified symptoms

Open record

ICD-10 code

AF40.00

BF93.0

Category

AAnxiety & Fear-Based

BAnxiety & Fear-Based

Core threshold (DSM-5-TR criteria)

AFull criteria not included in this record

BFull criteria not included in this record

Additional criteria

AFull criteria not included in this record

BFull criteria not included in this record

Key features

AA. Marked fear/anxiety about ≥2 of 5 situations: public transport; open spaces; enclosed places; standing in line/crowds; being outside home alone B. Situations avoided, require a companion, or endured with intense anxiety C. Fear disproportionate to actual danger (considering sociocultural context)

BA. Excessive fear/anxiety about separation from attachment figures; ≥3 of 8 specified symptoms B. Persistent ≥4 weeks (children/adolescents) or ≥6 months (adults) C. Clinically significant distress or impairment

Common specifiers

ANo DSM-5-TR specifiers for this disorder

BChildhood-onset / Adult-onset; Acute / Persistent

Differential flags

APanic disorder (comorbid - code independently); Social anxiety disorder (fear of scrutiny not escape); Specific phobia (one situational type)

BAgoraphobia (fear of escape/help, not separation); GAD (worry across multiple domains); Social anxiety disorder

Severity specifier

ANot listed

BNot listed

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