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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Excessive anxiety/worry about multiple events/activities, more days than not for ≥6 months
Core criterion B
Difficulty controlling the worry
Core criterion C
≥3 of 6 somatic/cognitive symptoms (≥1 in children): restlessness; easily fatigued; difficulty concentrating; irritability; muscle tension; sleep disturbance
Core criterion D
Clinically significant distress or impairment
Core criterion E
Not attributable to substances or another medical condition
Core criterion F
Not better explained by another mental disorder
Consistent with [Generalised Anxiety Disorder] [specifier(s)]. Over at least six months, there has been excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not, about multiple events or activities, that is difficult to control. Core features include restlessness; feeling keyed up; being easily fatigued; impaired concentration; mind going blank; irritability; muscle tension; sleep disturbance, forming a pattern meeting the threshold of at least three associated symptoms. The presentation is further characterised by persistent anticipatory worry and hypervigilance, and physiological arousal interfering with daily functioning. These symptoms have resulted in clinically significant distress or impairment, and are not better explained by panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, OCD, illness anxiety disorder, PTSD, substance/medication effects, or a primary medical condition.
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