Differential for Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety DDX

(Primary Anxiety Disorders)

• Specific Phobia
• Panic Disorder
• Panic attack specifier
• Agoraphobia
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

(Secondary Anxiety Disorders)

• Substance/Medication-Induced Anxiety Disorder
• Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition

(Trauma/Stressor-related Disorders)

• Excessive anxiety/worry primarily relates to a stressor or traumatic event?

(OCD-related disorders)

• Does excessive anxiety/worry primarily relates to an obsession (ego-dystonic) or compulsion?

(Miscellaneous Anxiety Disorders)

• Other Specific Anxiety Disorder
• Unspecified Anxiety Disorder

(Personality Disorders)

• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder