It can be difficult for parents to find the diagnostic criteria that’s used by most mental health professionals when they make a diagnosis. Below is a list of commonly used diagnoses including, but not limited to, those most often given to children.

Some have symptoms that appear to overlap with Fear of Harm. The links provided simply share PDFs of the criteria pages directly from the DSM-5. Members have access to our growing library of diagnostic criteria explanations and summaries. 

• DSM-5 ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) 
• DSM-5 ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
• DSM-5 Bipolar I
• DSM-5 Bipolar II
• DSM-5 Conduct Disorder
• DSM-5 Cyclothymia
• DSM-5 DMDD (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder)
• DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• DSM-5 Insomnia Disorder
• DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder
• DSM-5 OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
• DSM-5 ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
• DSM-5 Parasomnia Nightmare Disorder
• DSM-5 Parasomnia NREM
• DSM-5 Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
• DSM-5 PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 
• DSM-5 Reactive Attachment Disorder
• DSM-5 Separation Anxiety