ICD-11 changes to classification of anxiety (I)

The slide shows some key differences between the 10th and 11th editions of the International Classification of Diseases in the diagnosis of separation anxiety disorder and selective mutism, and some of the rationale for the change.¹

References:

1.Kogan CS, Stein DJ, Maj M, et al. The classification of anxiety and fear-related disorders in the ICD-11. Depress Anxiety 2016; 33 (12): 1141–1154.

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

3.Domschke K, Zwanzger P. Taxonomy of anxiety disorders – a comparison of ICD-10 and ICD-11. Nervenarzt 2025; PMID: 40569310.