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What is a DSM-IV |
a categorical classification system for mental disorders. The categories are prototypes, and a patient with a close approximation to the prototype is said to have that disorder |
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What qualifiers are used? |
Mild Moderate Seever -determining the the form of one disorder |
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The DSM-IV is a multi-axial system, what does that mean? |
The DSM-IV organizes each psychiatric diagnosis into five dimensions (axes) relating to different aspects of disorder or disability. |
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What is Axis I? |
All psychological diagnostic categories except mental retardation and personality disorder
Common Axis I disorders include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and schizophrenia. |
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What is Axis II? |
Personality disorders and mental retardation
Common Axis II disorders include personality disorders: paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder; and intellectual disabilities. |
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What is Axis III? |
General medical condition; acute medical conditions and physical disorders
Common Axis III disorders include brain injuries and other medical/physical disorders which may aggravate existing diseases or present symptoms similar to other disorders |
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What is Axis IV? |
Psychosocial and environmental factors contributing to the disorder |
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What is Axis V? |
Global Assessment of Functioning or Children’s Global Assessment Scale for children and teens under the age of 18 |
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Can the Axis be used by anyone to determine the disability? |
No, they must be used by people with extensive clinical training. |
