WHAT IS THE DSM IV DEFINTION OF PSYCHOSIS?
The DSM-IV organizes each psychiatric diagnosis into five levels (axes) relating to different aspects of disorder or disability: Axis I: clinical disorders, including major mental disorders, as well as developmental and learning disorders Axis II: underlying pervasive or personality conditions, as well as mental retardation Axis III: Acute medical conditions and physical disorders. Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental factors contributing to the disorder Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning or Children’s Global Assessment Scale for children and teens under the age of 18. (on a scale from 100 to 1) Common Axis I disorders include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, phobias, and schizophrenia. Common Axis II disorders include personality disorders: paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personali
