The classification of anxiety disorders.
This paper discusses the relationship between panic and other symptoms of anxiety disorders. The approach to classification of these disorders described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition) of the American Psychiatric Association is outlined. It is concluded that there are substantial advantages to the adoption of such a system. Not only does the separation of distinct syndromes offer some understanding of aetiology but there is evidence of a differential treatment response.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Leicester, UK.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000145:classification; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000145:classification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000145:classification; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000145:classification