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Developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning
separation from home or from those to whom the individual is
attached, as evidenced by three (or more) of the following:
- recurrent excessive distress when separation from home or
major attachment figures occurs or is anticipated
- persistent and excessive worry about losing, or about possible
harm befalling, major attachment figures
- persistent and excessive worry that an untoward event will
lead to separation from a major attachment figure (e.g., getting
lost or being kidnapped)
- persistent reluctance or refusal to go to school or elsewhere
because of fear of separation
- persistently and excessively fearful or reluctant to be alone
or without major attachment figures at home or without
significant adults in other settings
- persistent reluctance or refusal to go to sleep without being
near a major attachment figure or to sleep away from home
- repeated nightmares involving the theme of separation
- repeated complaints of physical symptoms (such as headaches,
stomachaches, nausea, or vomiting) when separation from major
attachment figures occurs or is anticipated
The duration of the disturbance is at least 4 weeks.
The onset is before age 18 years.
The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or
impairment in social, academic (occupational), or other important
areas of functioning.
The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of a
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or other Psychotic
Disorder and, in adolescents and adults, is not better accounted for
by Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia.
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