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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?

Separation anxiety disorder

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

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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ICD-10 code

AF93.0

BF40.00

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. 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

BA. 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)

Common specifiers

AChildhood-onset / Adult-onset; Acute / Persistent

BNo DSM-5-TR specifiers for this disorder

Differential flags

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

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

Severity specifier

ANot listed

BNot listed

Differential review

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