Two of the most commonly used standards for categorizing forms of psychological distress in the psychiatric profession are the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases.

The formal diagnosis of acute stress disorder rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

A diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder rests on this set of symptoms, which may be evaluated by psychiatrists or other mental health professionals. Also see the separate page on the ICD-10 approach to ADHD (“ADD and ADHD: ICD-10 Criteria for Hyperkinesis”). Our separate section “Psychological Self-Tests and Quizzes” also includes the “Structured Adult ADHD Self-Test (SAAST): Test Yourself for ADHD”.

A diagnosis of hyperkinesis, the ICD equivalent of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depends on this set of symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Also see the separate page on the DSM approach to ADHD (“ADD and ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms”). Our separate collection “Psychological Self-Tests and Quizzes” also includes a section for “Adult ADHD Screening Tests”.

The formal diagnosis of agoraphobia (and some other psychiatric disorders) rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

The formal diagnosis of agoraphobia without a history of panic disorders rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

The formal diagnosis of anankastic personality disorder, or obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, rests on these symptoms, which can be evaluated by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Also see the related page on OCD criteria in the DSM: “OCD: Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder”.