Mental Health & Illness

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Mental Disorders

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Healthy condidtions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or behavior

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Mental Illness

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all diagnosible mental disorders

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Mental health Problem

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S/Sx of mental illness that do not fit criteria for a specific disorder

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Epidemiology

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the study of patterns of disease distribution in time & space

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Intervention Spectrum

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Prevention - interventions used before initial onset of disorder

Treatment - reduce future occurring disorders

Maintenance - supportive, educational, or phamacologic interventions

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Dimensional Diagnosis

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descriptions of individuals responses & behaviors to illness that provide direction for treatment

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Categoric Diagnosis

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Name a disorder after matching a set of symptoms with known criteria

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DSM-IV-TR

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Diagnosis criteria based on multiaxial system - 5 axis of information

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AXIS I

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Clinical Disorder - and other conditions that may be the focus of clinical attn

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AXIS II

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Personality disorders and mental retadation
Ex: OCPD

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AXIS III

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general Medical Condition that must be considered in the Dx & Tx of primary psych disorders
EX: DM or HTN

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AXIS IV

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Psychosocial or enviromental problems that may produce added stress, it must be considered in the Tx
Ex: homeless, jobless, recent stressor

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AXIS V

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overall functioning in psychological social & occupational spheres of life, use GAF

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GAF (global assessment functioning)

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scale of 0-100
lower end being low functioning and higher end being High functioning