Separation anxiety disorder is diagnosed when symptoms are excessive for the developmental age and cause significant distress in daily functioning. Symptoms may include:  Recurrent and excessive distress about anticipating or being away from home or loved ones Constant, excessive worry about losing a parent or other loved one to an illness or a disaster Constant worry that something bad will happen, such as being lost or kidnapped, causing separation from parents or other loved ones Refusing to be away from home because of fear of separation Not wanting to be home alone and without a parent or other loved one in the house Reluctance or refusing to sleep away from home without a parent or other loved one nearby Repeated nightmares about separation Frequent complaints of headaches, stomachaches or other symptoms when separation from a parent or other loved one is anticipated  Separation anxiety disorder may be associated with panic disorder and panic attacks ― repeated episodes of sudden feelings of intense anxiety and fear or terror that reach a peak within minutes.
separation anxiety disorder diagnosed symptoms excessive developmental age cause significant distress daily functioning  symptoms may include:  recurrent excessive distress anticipating being away home loved ones constant  excessive worry losing parent loved illness disaster constant worry bad will happen  being lost kidnapped  causing separation parents loved ones refusing away home fear separation wanting home alone parent loved house reluctance refusing sleep away home parent loved nearby repeated nightmares separation frequent complaints headaches  stomachaches symptoms separation parent loved anticipated  separation anxiety disorder may associated panic disorder panic attacks ― repeated episodes sudden feelings intense anxiety fear terror reach peak minutes
separation anxiety disorder