& Perold, M., 2002, `DSM-IV-defined anxiety disorder symptoms in South African children', Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 41(11), 1360-1368. http://dx.doi. org/10.1097/00004583-200211000-00018Muris, P., Schmidt, H., Engelbrecht, P., & Perold, M. ...
To examine DSM-IV–defined anxiety disorder symptoms in a large sample of normal South African schoolchildren. Children completed two self-report questionnaires: the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the 41-item version of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)....
People with an anxiety disorder may also need treatment for other emotional problems. Depression has often been associated with anxiety, as has alcohol anddrug abuse. Recent research also suggests thatsuicideattempts are more frequent in people with an anxiety disorder. Fortunately, these problems asso...
Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder can come and go across a person’s lifetime, but it is considered a long-term (chronic) disorder, and very few people will completely overcome their symptoms.1 3.7% of people suffer from generalized anxiety disorder worldwide.2 ...
The American Psychiatric Association's, DSMIIIR (1987), classifies the anxiety disorders as follows: overanxious disorder, separation anxiety disorder, avoidant disorder of childhood or adolesce... Page 1 of 6 Next > More on Anxiety Disorders... Loading......
Diagnostic efficiency of symptoms in the diagnosis of DSM–IV: generalized anxiety disorder in youth.AnxietyassessmentdiagnosisDSMGADscreeningBackground: Evaluated five probability indices, including odds ratios, to determine relative contribution of Uncontrollable Excessive Worry (DSM–IV criterion A and ...
Social Anxiety Disorder Symptoms Again, the experience is different for everyone, but if you have social anxiety and you’re in a stressful situation, you may feel: Very self-conscious in social situations A persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being judged by others ...
Separation anxiety disorder affects around 4% of children in the U.S and 7% of adults with severity being more in children than in adults. The fear of losing a person or a place where a relationship has been formed is one of the main symptoms of the disorder. The person may refuse to...
DSM-5-TR criteria [1] for illness anxiety disorder are: A. Preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness B. Somatic symptoms are not present or, if present, are only mild in intensity C. There is a high level of anxiety about health, and the individual is easily alarmed about...
This disorder is less restricted than the DSM-IV somatization disorder, and as such, the prevalence is expected to be higher than somatization disorder. The diagnostic criteria are as follows: A. Patients present with one or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in significant disru...