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anxiety disorder

vr.tr.anxiety-disorder · XCT.STA

Let an agent give neutral, non-diagnostic information about anxiety disorders, crisis contacts first when someone is at risk, and routes to professional help.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context

Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent give neutral, non-diagnostic information about anxiety disorders, crisis contacts first when someone is at risk, and routes to professional help.

A group of mental health conditions characterised by excessive, persistent fear or worry that causes distress or interferes with daily life, including generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and specific phobias; they are common and treatable.

What it is for: Recognised clinical conditions diagnosed and treated by health professionals.

It can be seek assessment from a doctor or mental health professional; access evidence-based treatments such as talking therapies; contact crisis services if at risk; support someone who is struggling.

Distinguishing features

Excessive, persistent anxiety

Different from ordinary worry in intensity and impact

Common

Treatable

What it looks like

Not visible; experienced as persistent worry, fear, panic attacks or avoidance.

How it is recognised

Types such as GAD, panic disorder, social anxiety, phobias

Diagnosed with ICD-11 or DSM-5 criteria

Culture-bound forms such as taijin kyofusho

Related models

is a kind of - category

mental health condition

is treated by - treatment

psychotherapy and medication

is related to - co-occurring

major depressive disorder

is diagnosed by - assessment

health professional

In practice

Families and kinds

generalised anxiety disorder

panic disorder

social anxiety disorder

specific phobias

agoraphobia

Identifiers

ICD-11 6B00-6B0Z anxiety or fear-related disorders

Standards and regulation

NICE guidance on anxiety disorders

WHO mhGAP guidance

Failure modes and hazards

Diagnosis by an agent

Missing signs of crisis

Dismissive or stigmatising language

Stopping medication without advice

Also called

Skumin syndrometaijin kyofushospecific social phobiaLalophobiaatelophobiageliophobiaacute stress reactiongeneral adaptation syndromemixed disorder as reaction to stressacute stress reaction with predominant disturbance of consciousnesspredominant disturbance of consciousnesspredominant disturbance of emotionskufungisisacluster C personality disordersseparation anxiety disorderorganic anxiety disorderseparation anxiety in dogssubstance-induced anxiety disorderseparation anxiety disorder in adultslovesicknessGodot's syndromesocial anxiety disorderanxiety neurosisdeath anxietyselective mutismstranger anxietyKatagelasticismbody-focused obsessiongynophobiabowel-control anxietyanthropophobiaelective mutismcaligynephobia

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.anxiety-disorder

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Safety Crisis first.

Safety comes first.

Crisis

Immediate risk.

Crisis

Crisis response.

  1. Is the person in crisis or at risk of harming themselves, needing emergency or crisis services now? boundary
  2. Which crisis line serves their country? action

Panic

Right now.

Panic

In-the-moment support.

  1. Is the person having a panic attack right now, and how can the agent respond calmly? action
  2. Could symptoms be a medical emergency needing assessment? boundary
Care Professional help.

Treatment is professional.

Assessment

Getting help.

Assessment

Assessment.

  1. How can someone get assessed? action
  2. Can they self-refer to talking therapies here? provenance

Treatment

Options.

Treatment

Treatment.

  1. Which treatments do clinical guidelines describe? provenance
  2. Who decides with the person? boundary
Information Understanding.

Accurate information helps.

Types

Conditions.

Types

Condition types.

  1. Which anxiety condition is being asked about, in general terms? definition
  2. How is it different from everyday worry? definition

Language

Respect.

Language

Respectful language.

  1. Is the language respectful and non-dismissive? boundary
  2. Is recovery described as possible? boundary
Support Others and self-help.

Support comes in many forms.

Others

Helping someone.

Others

Supporting others.

  1. How can family and friends help? action
  2. When should they seek urgent help? boundary

Self-help

Evidence-based resources.

Self-help

Self-help.

  1. Which self-help resources are evidence-based and recommended by health services? provenance
  2. When is self-help not enough? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should anxiety disorder types be separate entries?
  • How should crisis contacts be localised?
  • Registry aliases include many phobia names; how should they be linked?
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