• With depressed mood
• With Anxiety
• With mixed anxiety and depressed mood
• With disturbance of conduct
• with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct

•      The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s)

•      These symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant as evidenced by either of the following:

o   Marked distress that is in excess of what would be expected from exposure to the stressor

o   Significant impairment in social or occupational (academic) functioning

•      Does not meet the criteria for another specific Axis I disorder

•      The symptoms do not represent bereavement

•       Once the stressor (or its consequences) has terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional 6 months

•          Prior stress exposure

•          Stressful childhood experiences

•          History of an eating disorder

•          Frequent family relocations

•          Divorced families

•          Death of a parent

•          Living with extended family

•          Prior exposure to war

•          Generalized anxiety disorder

•          Social phobia

•          Panic disorder without agoraphobia

•          Panic disorder with agoraphobia

•          Obsessive compulsive disorder

•          Post traumatic stress disorder

•          Specific phobia

• A.      Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance).

• B.      The person finds it difficult to control the worry.

• C.      The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following symptoms for the past 6 months. Note: Only one item is required in children.

• (1) restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
• (2) being easily fatigued
  (3) difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
  (4) irritability
  (5) muscle tension
• (6) sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)

A.    Either obsessions or compulsions

B.    At some point during the course of the disorder, the person has recognized that the obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. NOTE: does not apply to children

C.    The obsessions or compulsions caused marked distress, are time consuming (take more that 1 hr/day) or significantly interfere w/ the person's normal routine, occupational (or academic) fxing, or usual social activities or relationships