ICD-11 Criteria for Separation Anxiety Disorder (6B05)
Separation anxiety disorder is
characterised by marked and excessive fear or anxiety about separation from
specific attachment figures. In children and adolescents, separation anxiety
typically focuses on caregivers, parents or other family members and the fear
or anxiety is beyond what would be considered developmentally normative. In
adults, the focus is typically a romantic partner or children. Manifestations
of separation anxiety may include thoughts of harm or untoward events befalling
the attachment figure, reluctance to go to school or work, recurrent excessive
distress upon separation, reluctance or refusal to sleep away from the
attachment figure, and recurrent nightmares about separation. The symptoms
persist for at least several months and are sufficiently severe to result in
significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social,
educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
Exclusions:
- Mood [affective] disorders (BlockL1‑6A6)
- Selective mutism (6B06)
- Social anxiety disorder (6B04)
REFERENCE:
International Classification of Diseases Eleventh Revision (ICD-11). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. License: CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.
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