Anxiety or fear-related disorders (BlockL1‑6B0)
Anxiety and fear-related
disorders are characterised by excessive fear and anxiety and related
behavioural disturbances, with symptoms that are severe enough to result in
significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social,
educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Fear and
anxiety are closely related phenomena; fear represents a reaction to perceived
imminent threat in the present, whereas anxiety is more future-oriented,
referring to perceived anticipated threat. A key differentiating feature among
the Anxiety and fear-related disorders are disorder-specific foci of
apprehension, that is, the stimulus or situation that triggers the fear or
anxiety. The clinical presentation of Anxiety and fear-related disorders
typically includes specific associated cognitions that can assist in
differentiating among the disorders by clarifying the focus of apprehension.
Coded Elsewhere: Substance-induced
anxiety disorders
Hypochondriasis (6B23)
Secondary anxiety syndrome (6E63)
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