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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 354942" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>From Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Multi-axial system</strong></p><p> </p><p></p><p>The DSM-IV organizes each psychiatric diagnosis into five levels (axes) relating to different aspects of disorder or disability:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Axis I</strong>:</em> Clinical disorders, including major mental disorders, and learning disorders</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Axis II</strong>:</em> Personality disorders and mental retardation (although developmental disorders, such as Autism, were coded on Axis II in the previous edition, these disorders are now included on Axis I)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Axis III</strong>:</em> Acute medical conditions and physical disorders</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Axis IV</strong>:</em> Psychosocial and environmental factors contributing to the disorder</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>Axis V</strong>:</em> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Global Assessment of Functioning</span></a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Global_Assessment_Scale" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">Children's Global Assessment Scale</span></a> for children and teens under the age of 18</li> </ul><p><strong>Common Axis I disorders</strong> include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">depression</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety_disorders" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">anxiety disorders</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">bipolar disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">ADHD</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">autism</span></a> spectrum disorders, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobias" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">phobias</span></a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">schizophrenia</span></a>.</p><p><strong>Common Axis II disorders</strong> include personality disorders: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">paranoid personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">schizoid personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotypal_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">schizotypal personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">borderline personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">antisocial personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">narcissistic personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histrionic_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">histrionic personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidant_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">avoidant personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">dependent personality disorder</span></a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_personality_disorder" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002bb8">obsessive-compulsive personality disorder</span></a>, and mental retardation.</p><p><strong>Common Axis III disorders</strong> include brain injuries and other medical/physical disorders which may aggravate existing diseases or present symptoms similar to other disorders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 354942, member: 2423"] From Wikipedia: [B]Multi-axial system[/B] The DSM-IV organizes each psychiatric diagnosis into five levels (axes) relating to different aspects of disorder or disability: [LIST] [*][I][B]Axis I[/B]:[/I] Clinical disorders, including major mental disorders, and learning disorders [*][I][B]Axis II[/B]:[/I] Personality disorders and mental retardation (although developmental disorders, such as Autism, were coded on Axis II in the previous edition, these disorders are now included on Axis I) [*][I][B]Axis III[/B]:[/I] Acute medical conditions and physical disorders [*][I][B]Axis IV[/B]:[/I] Psychosocial and environmental factors contributing to the disorder [*][I][B]Axis V[/B]:[/I] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assessment_of_Functioning"][COLOR=#002bb8]Global Assessment of Functioning[/COLOR][/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Global_Assessment_Scale"][COLOR=#002bb8]Children's Global Assessment Scale[/COLOR][/URL] for children and teens under the age of 18 [/LIST][B]Common Axis I disorders[/B] include [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_depression"][COLOR=#002bb8]depression[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiety_disorders"][COLOR=#002bb8]anxiety disorders[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]bipolar disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]ADHD[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism"][COLOR=#002bb8]autism[/COLOR][/URL] spectrum disorders, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobias"][COLOR=#002bb8]phobias[/COLOR][/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia"][COLOR=#002bb8]schizophrenia[/COLOR][/URL]. [B]Common Axis II disorders[/B] include personality disorders: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]paranoid personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]schizoid personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotypal_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]schizotypal personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]borderline personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]antisocial personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]narcissistic personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histrionic_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]histrionic personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidant_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]avoidant personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]dependent personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive-compulsive_personality_disorder"][COLOR=#002bb8]obsessive-compulsive personality disorder[/COLOR][/URL], and mental retardation. [B]Common Axis III disorders[/B] include brain injuries and other medical/physical disorders which may aggravate existing diseases or present symptoms similar to other disorders. [/QUOTE]
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