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Symptoms

Disorder	Symptoms
Generalized anxiety disorders	Excessive wory about multiple life events for a period of atleast six months. The worry is disproportionate compared to the actual stressor The anxiety is associated with three or (more) of the following symptoms: Restlessness Fatigue Irritability Sleep disturbances Muscle tension Difficulty concentrating
Separation anxiety disorder	More common in children. Recurrent excessive worry when anticipating or experiencing separation from home or major attachment figures. persistent worry about losing major attachment figures or about possible harm to them. Repeated nightmares involving theme of separation Physical symptoms such as headaches, abdomianal pain and other GI symptoms such as nausea and vomiting when separation from major attachment figures is anticipated. The distutbance has major limitation on functioning in social, occupational or academic setting The disturbance is not explained by any other mental disorder
Panic disorder	Palpitations Sweating Shaking Chest pain Shortness of breath Dizziness Parasthesias Fear of going crazy Depersonalization Fear of dying The disturbance is not attributed to any other mental disorder The disorder is not due to physiologic effect of a substance The disturbance has major limitation on functioning in social, occupational or academic setting
Social anxiety disorder	Excessive anxiety about social situations where the individual is worried about scrutiny by others. Excessive anxiety in social situations such as having a conversation, parties, performing in front of a crowd(e.g.,Public speaking) Avoidance of social situations The anxiety significantly impairs functioning in all aspects of life The anxiety is not due to any other mental, medical or substance abuse
Agoraphobia	Fear of places or circumstances , where an individual perceives as difficult to escape
Substance/medication induced anxiety disorder	Symptoms of worry beging during or aftersubstance intoxication or after taking a medication.
Selective mutism	Failure to speak in certain situations in which there is an expectation for speaking(e.g., school) but is able to speak at home
Specific phobia	Persistent fear of a certain object or situation(e.g., fear of heights, fear of animals)
Anxiety due to another medical condition	fear is due to direct result of a medical condition
Unspecified anxiety disorder	This classification applies to conditions in which anxiety is predominant but do not meet full criteria for any of the disorders in the DSM-5 classification ofanxiety disorders.