Classification systems for anxiety

Different currently used classification systems exist for anxiety disorders, including versions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as shown on the slide.^1-3

References:

1.World Health Organization. International Classification of Diseases – 10th edition. Available at: https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en. Accessed July 2025.

2.World Health Organization. International Classification of Diseases – 11th edition. Available at: https://icd.who.int/en. Accessed July 2025.

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