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Assessment and Diagnosis of DSM‐IV Anxiety Disorders
Author(s) -
Fong Margaret L.,
Silien Karen A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1999.tb02442.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , comorbidity , psychiatry , prevalence of mental disorders , clinical psychology , classification of mental disorders , diagnostic classification of mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood , psychology , biological psychopathology , chinese classification of mental disorders , medicine , personality disorders , sadistic personality disorder , personality , social psychology
Anxiety disorders, the 2nd most common type of mental disorders, are among the most frequently missed or misdiagnosed disorders (Frances & Ross, 1996). Once they are diagnosed, effective treatments exist for them. This article provides a review of current knowledge on the assessment and diagnosis of anxiety disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Emphasis is on the recognition of anxiety as a dominant symptom, frameworks for determining specific anxiety disorders, and patterns of comorbidity.