What is Axis classification?
Accordingly, what are the 5 axes of DSM?
While the last DSM, DSM-IV, used multiaxial diagnosis, DSM-5 did away with this system.
- What Are the Five Axes in a Multiaxial Diagnosis?
- Axis I: Clinical Disorders.
- Axis II: Personality Disorders or Mental Retardation.
- Axis III: Medical or Physical Conditions.
- Axis IV: Contributing Environmental or Psychosocial Factors.
Herein, what is the difference between an Axis 1 and Axis 2 mental disorder?
Axis I: All psychological diagnostic categories except mental retardation and personality disorder. Axis II: Personality disorders and mental retardation (more appropriately termed "intellectual disability") Axis III: General medical condition; acute medical conditions and physical disorders.
Axis I disorders tend to be the most commonly found in the public. They include anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mood Disorders (major depression, bipolar disorder, etc.) Eating Disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, etc.)