DSM-5 criteria - excessive anxiety and worry, more days than not, ≥6 months.
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder is a psychosocial scoring tool used in paediatric practice. DSM-5 criteria - excessive anxiety and worry, more days than not, ≥6 months. It scores 6 criteria and interprets the total across 2 bands, so the number always arrives with the severity it implies rather than on its own. In PediAid each criterion is shown as a labelled option with the weight it carries, so the total can be checked rather than taken on trust.
6. They are Restlessness or feeling keyed up / on edge; Being easily fatigued; Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank; Irritability; Muscle tension; Sleep disturbance (difficulty falling/staying asleep, restless sleep).
The total is interpreted as: any score - Below threshold: no associated symptom endorsed; 1 criteria met or more - Threshold met: cHILDREN need only 1 of these 6 symptoms (adults need 3), with excessive worry that is difficult to control on more days than not for ≥6 months.
No. It is a structured way to record and communicate severity. A clinician concerned about a child should act on that concern regardless of the total.
DSM-5 threshold: 1 or more of the 6 criteria listed.
Yes. Score definitions are bundled with the PediAid app, so the score computes without a connection.