Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision Anxiety Disorders Sections: Introduction, Panic Attack, Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, 300.22 Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder, 300.29 Specific Phobia (formerly Simple Phobia), 300.23 Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder), 300.3 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 309.81 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 308.3 Acute Stress Disorder, 300.02 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Includes Overanxious Disorder of Childhood), 293.84 Anxiety Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder, 300.00 Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Topics Discussed: anxiety; anxiety disorder. Excerpt: "The following disorders are contained in this section: Panic Disorder Without Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia, Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder, and Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Because Panic Attacks and Agoraphobia occur in the context of several of these disorders, criteria sets for a Panic Attack and for Agoraphobia are listed separately at the beginning of this section. A Panic Attack is a discrete period in which there is the sudden onset of intense apprehension, fearfulness, or terror, often associated with feelings of impending doom. During these attacks, symptoms such as shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain or discomfort, choking or smothering sensations, and fear of "going crazy" or losing control are present...." The content above is only an excerpt. For full access subscribe now or log into your account below. You can also purchase 24- or 48-hour access; learn more Username: Password:     Athens Login FORGOT your subscriber username and/or password? Get a reminder via email: The email I registered with is:  Not a subscriber? Subscribe Today PsychiatryOnline is a powerful website that features DSM-IV-TR® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools. PsychiatryOnline’s innovative platform makes these resources easy and convenient to use, offering Precise and powerful searching across books and journals. Quick pathways to related material. Mobile access from any computer with a Web connection. Ability to download any book section to PDA. Links from bibliographic references to the full text of journal articles. References to material not located in the PsychiatryOnline collection lead you to PubMed. Learn more about PsychiatryOnline Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).