A clinic uses structured DSM-5 interviews to evaluate adult outpatients. One patient reports persistent, excessive worry across multiple domains for over a year, accompanied by restlessness, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating, with no specific feared object. Another reports recurrent, unexpected episodes of intense fear lasting minutes, with palpitations and a sense of impending doom.
Which diagnosis best matches the second patient's symptoms?
- A
Social anxiety disorder
- Bcheck_circle
Panic disorder
- C
Adjustment disorder
- D
Major depressive disorder
Explanation
Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks with somatic symptoms and a sense of impending doom characterize panic disorder.