II. Findings
- Developmentally inappropriate fear of separation from an attachment figure, lasting at least 4 weeks
- Associated with Clinically Significant distress or impaired functioning
- Associated diagnostic criteria (at least 3 criteria present)
- Recurrent, excessive distress when anticipating or experiencing separation
- Repeated separation Nightmares
- Repeated complaints or physical symptoms when separation occurs or is anticipated
- Persistent and excessive fear or worry about...
- Loss and harm
- An event causing separation
- To be alone or without attachment figure
- Persistent reluctance or refusal to...
- Go out because of separation fear
- To sleep away from home or be away from attachment figure
III. Differential Diagnosis
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Psychosis
- Agoraphobia
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
IV. References
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| Concepts | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048) |
| ICD9 | 309.21 |
| SnomedCT | 11806006, 126943008 |
| DSM4 | 309.21 |
| Dutch | separatieangststoornis, separatieangst; stoornis, stoornis; separatieangst |
| French | Trouble de l'anxiété de séparation |
| German | Trennungsangsterkrankung |
| Italian | Sindrome ansiosa da separazione |
| Portuguese | Perturbação de ansiedade de separação |
| Spanish | Trastorno de ansiedad por separación, ansiedad de separación (trastorno), ansiedad de separación |
| Japanese | 分離不安障害, ﾌﾞﾝﾘﾌｱﾝｼｮｳｶﾞｲ |
| English | Separation Anxiety Disorder, anxiety separations, anxiety separation disorder, anxiety disorder separation, separation anxiety disorder, childhood separation anxiety, separation anxiety, anxiety separation, separation anxiety (diagnosis), Separation anxiety disorder, Separation anxiety, Separation anxiety (disorder), disorder; separation anxiety, separation anxiety; disorder |
| Czech | Separační úzkostná porucha |
| Hungarian | Szeparációs szorongás zavar |
