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    The document discusses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is published by the American Psychiatric Association and used worldwide as a guide for diagnosing mental disorders. It describes the DSM's history and development process, including input from hundreds of international scientists and clinicians. The DSM-IV originally utilized a multiaxial system to comprehensively evaluate clients, organizing disorders and related factors across five axes. While the DSM-5 eliminated the multiaxial system, it still categorizes disorders and includes changes informed by advances in neuroscience, genetics and other fields.

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    The document discusses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is published by the American Psychiatric Association and used worldwide as a guide for diagnosing mental disorders. It describes the DSM's history and development process, including input from hundreds of international scientists and clinicians. The DSM-IV originally utilized a multiaxial system to comprehensively evaluate clients, organizing disorders and related factors across five axes. While the DSM-5 eliminated the multiaxial system, it still categorizes disorders and includes changes informed by advances in neuroscience, genetics and other fields.

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    The document discusses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which is published by the American Psychiatric Association and used worldwide as a guide for diagnosing mental disorders. It describes the DSM's history and development process, including input from hundreds of international scientists and clinicians. The DSM-IV originally utilized a multiaxial system to comprehensively evaluate clients, organizing disorders and related factors across five axes. While the DSM-5 eliminated the multiaxial system, it still categorizes disorders and includes changes informed by advances in neuroscience, genetics and other fields.

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    DSM

    used by healthcare
    professionals in the United
    States and much of the
    world as the authoritative
    guide to diagnosis of mental
    disorders.

    It contains descriptions, symptoms, and other criteria necessary


    Published by the American
    for diagnosing mental health disorders. 
    Psychiatric Association (APA)
    HISTORY
    PROCESS THAT LEAD TO THE NEW MANUAL

    • 13 Scientific conferences were held


    • Supported by National Institute of Mental Health
    • 400 international scientists were involved
    • 160 world renowned clinicians (neuroscience, biology, genetics,
    statistics, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, public health,
    psychiatry, psychology, pediatrics , nursing etc.) and researchers
    reviewed the literature.
    • Finally approved by APA on Dec 1st
    DSM-IV-TR Multiaxial System
    The DSM-IV was originally published in 1994 and listed more
    than 250 mental disorders.
    An updated version, called the DSM-IV-TR, was published in
    2000.
    This version utilized a multiaxial or multidimensional
    approach for diagnosing mental disorders. 
    • The multiaxial approach was intended to help clinicians and
    psychiatrists make comprehensive evaluations of a client's level of
    functioning, because mental illnesses often impact many different life
    areas.

    • It described disorders using five DSM "axes" or dimensions to ensure


    that all factors—psychological, biological, and environmental—were
    considered when making a mental health diagnosis.
    Axis I – Clinical Syndromes
    Axis I consisted of mental health and substance use disorders
    that cause significant impairment. Disorders were grouped into
    different categories such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders,
    or eating disorders.
    Axis II – Personality Disorders and Mental
    Retardation
    Axis II was reserved for mental retardation and personality
    disorders, such as antisocial personality disorder and histrionic
    personality disorder.
    Axis III – General Medical Conditions
    Axis III was used for medical conditions that influence or worsen Axis I
    and Axis II disorders. Some examples include HIV/AIDS and brain
    injuries.
    Axis IV – Psychosocial and Environmental
    Problems
    Any social or environmental problems that may impact Axis I or Axis II
    disorders were accounted for in this axis. These include such things as
    unemployment, relocation, divorce, or the death of a loved one.
    Axis V – Global Assessment of Functioning
    Axis V is where the clinician gives their impression of the client's
    overall level of functioning. Based on this assessment, clinicians could
    better understand how the other four axes interacted and the effect on
    the individual's life.
    Changes in the DSM-5
    The DSM-5 contains a number of significant changes from the earlier
    DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR. The most immediately obvious change is the
    shift from using Roman numerals to Arabic numbers in the name.
    • Perhaps most notably, the DSM-5 eliminated the multiaxial system.
    Instead, the DSM-5 lists categories of disorders along with a number
    of different related disorders.
    • Example categories in the DSM-5 include anxiety disorders, bipolar
    and related disorders, depressive disorders, feeding and eating
    disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and personality
    disorders.

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