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Signs and symptoms that together constitute a particular disorder or a condition that may be a focus of treatment
Axis I
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Personality disorders and mental retardation
Axis II
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Clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
Axis I
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The main personality disorders
- 1. OCD
- 2. Narcisstic
- 3. Histrionic
- 4. Paranoid
- 5. Borderline
- 6. Dependent
- 7. Schizoid
- 8. Anxious/Avoidant
- 9. Schizotypal
- 10. Antisocial
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16 Major Categories of disorders
- 1. Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence.
- 2. Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and other cognitive disorders
- 3. Mental disorders due to a general medical condition
- 4. Substance-related disorders
- 5. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
- 6. Mood disorders
- 7. Anxiety disorders
- 8. Somatoform disorders
- 9. Factitious disorders
- 10. Sexual and gender identity disorders
- 11. Sexual and gender identity disorders
- 12. Eating disorders
- 13. Sleep disorders
- 14. Impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified
- 15. Adjustment disorders
- 16. Other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
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The clinician indicates any general medical conditions believed to be relevant to the mental disorder in question
Axis III
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For reporting psychosocial and environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of a mental disorder
Axis IV
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Global assessment of Function, gives an indication of the person’s best level of psychological, social, and occupational functioning during the preceding year, rated on a scale of 1 to 100.
Axis V
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What does the scale of 1 to 100 indicate?
- 1 indicates persistent danger of severely hurting oneself or others
- 100 indicates superior functioning in a variety of activities at the time of the evaluation, as well as highest level of functioning for at least a few months during the past year
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