Anxiety disorders – separation anxiety disorder

People with separation anxiety disorder experience fear or anxiety about being separated from home or from attachment figures.² This anxiety exceeds what would be expected for the individual‘s developmental stage.²

References:

1.Penninx BW, Pine DS, Holmes EA, Reif A. Anxiety disorders. Lancet 2021; 397 (10277): 914–927.

2.American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition – text revision. © American Psychiatric Association, 2022.