Exposure to actual/threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence (direct, witnessed, learning about close person, or repeated indirect exposure)
AA. Excessive anxiety/worry about multiple events/activities, more days than not for ≥6 months B. Difficulty controlling the worry C. ≥3 of 6 somatic/cognitive symptoms (≥1 in children): restlessness; easily fatigued; difficulty concentrating; irritability; muscle tension; sleep disturbance
BA. Exposure to actual/threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence (direct, witnessed, learning about close person, or repeated indirect exposure) B. ≥1 intrusion symptom: involuntary memories; nightmares; dissociative reactions (flashbacks); intense psychological distress; marked physiological reactions to trauma cues C. ≥1 persistent avoidance: avoidance of trauma-related internal stimuli or external reminders
Common specifiers
ANo DSM-5-TR specifiers for this disorder
BWith dissociative symptoms (depersonalisation); With dissociative symptoms (derealisation); With delayed expression
Differential flags
APanic disorder (discrete panic attacks with fear of recurrence); Social anxiety disorder (fear specifically of social scrutiny); OCD (intrusive obsessions are ego-dystonic)