multiaxis assessment (DSM axis)

Classification

Axis 1:

• clinical disorders (psychiatric)
• other conditions that may be a focus of psychiatric attention

Axis 2:

• personality disorders
• mental retardation

Axis 3:

• general medical conditions

Axis 4:

• psychosocial & environmental problems

Axis 5:

• global assessment of functioning (0-100, higher score indicates higher level of function)

More general terms

• psychiatry

More specific terms

• DSM axis 1
• DSM axis 2
• DSM axis 3
• DSM axis 4
• DSM axis 5 (global assessment of functioning, GAF)

Additional terms

• Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)