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Axis I

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Descriptions of axis I.

Axis I:

Clinical Disorders is used to report various disorders or conditions, as well as noting Other Conditions That May Be A Focus Of Clinical Attention. Clinical Disorders are identified into 14 categories, including Anxiety Disorders, Childhood Disorders, Cognitive Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Eating Disorders, Factitious Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders, Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, and Substance-Related Disorders. Other conditions, known as Adjustment Disorders, may also be a focus of clinical attention include Medication-Induced Movement Disorders, Relational Problems, Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect, Noncompliance With Treatment, Malingering, Adult Antisocial Behavior, Child or Adolescent Antisocial Behavior, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Bereavement, Academic Problem, Occupational Problem, Identity Problem, Religious or Spiritual Problem, Acculturation Problem, Phase of Life Problem.

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Adjustment Disorders

Medication-Induced Movement Disorders | Relational Problems

Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect

Noncompliance With Treatment | Malingering

Adult Antisocial Behavior

Child or Adolescent Antisocial Behavior

Age-Related Cognitive Decline | Bereavement

Academic Problem | Occupational Problem

Identity Problem | Religious or Spiritual Problem

Acculturation Problem | Phae of Life Problem

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Anxiety Disorders

Acute Stress Disorder | Agoraphobia

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | Panic Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | Social Phobia | Specific Phobia

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Childhood Disorders

Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Communication Disorders | Elimination Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders | Learning Disorders

Motor Skills Disorder | Pervasive Development Disorders

Tic Disorders | Other Childhood Disorders

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Cognitive Disorders

Amnestic Disorder | Delirium | Dementia

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Dissociative Disorders

Depersonalization Disorder | Dissociative Amnesia

Dissociative Fugue | Dissociative Identity Disorder

Depersonalization Disorder

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Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa | Bulimia Nervosa

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Factitious Disorders

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Impulse Control Disorders

Intermittent Explosive Disorder | Kleptomania

Pathological Gambling | Pyromania | Trichotillomania

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Mood Disorders

Bipolar I Disorder | Bipolar II Disorder | Cyclothymic Disorder

Dysthymic Disorder | Major Depressive Disorder

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Psychotic Disorders

Brief Psychotic Disorder | Delusional Disorder

Schizoaffective Disorder | Schizophrenia

Schizophreniform Disorder | Shared Psychotic Disorder

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Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Gender Identity Disorders | Paraphilias | Sexual Dysfunctions

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Sleep Disorders

Dyssomnias | Parasomnias

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Somatoform Disorders

Body Dysmorphic Disorder | Conversion Disorder

Hypochondriasis | Pain Disorder | Somatization Disorder

Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder

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Substance-Related Disorders

Alcohol | Caffeine | Drugs | Nicotine


Information and or Criteria summarized from:
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.


This information is not intended to replace "traditional" mental health therapy. If you have questions or concerns about your physical and/or mental health ... contact your family physician and/or mental health professional in your area.