ICD-11 code : 6B05;
Preferred Label : Separation anxiety disorder;
ICD-11 definition : Separation anxiety disorder is characterized by marked and excessive fear or anxiety
about separation from specific attachment figures. In children, separation anxiety
typically focuses on caregivers, parents or other family members; in adults it is
typically a romantic partner or children. Manifestations of separation anxiety may
include thoughts of harm or untoward events befalling the attachment figure, reluctance
to go to school or work, recurrent excessive distress upon separation, reluctance
or refusal to sleep away from the attachment figure, and recurrent nightmares about
separation. The symptoms persist for at least several months and are sufficiently
severe to result in significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family,
social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.;
ICD-11 inclusion : separation anxiety disorder of childhood;
Origin ID : 830200631;
UMLS CUI : C1527281;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Separation anxiety disorder is characterized by marked and excessive fear or anxiety
about separation from specific attachment figures. In children, separation anxiety
typically focuses on caregivers, parents or other family members; in adults it is
typically a romantic partner or children. Manifestations of separation anxiety may
include thoughts of harm or untoward events befalling the attachment figure, reluctance
to go to school or work, recurrent excessive distress upon separation, reluctance
or refusal to sleep away from the attachment figure, and recurrent nightmares about
separation. The symptoms persist for at least several months and are sufficiently
severe to result in significant distress or significant impairment in personal, family,
social, educational, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
