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Mental Disorders
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Healthy condidtions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or behavior
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Mental Illness
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all diagnosible mental disorders
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Mental health Problem
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S/Sx of mental illness that do not fit criteria for a specific disorder
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Epidemiology
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the study of patterns of disease distribution in time & space
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Intervention Spectrum
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Prevention - interventions used before initial onset of disorder
Treatment - reduce future occurring disorders Maintenance - supportive, educational, or phamacologic interventions |
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Dimensional Diagnosis
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descriptions of individuals responses & behaviors to illness that provide direction for treatment
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Categoric Diagnosis
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Name a disorder after matching a set of symptoms with known criteria
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DSM-IV-TR
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Diagnosis criteria based on multiaxial system - 5 axis of information
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AXIS I
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Clinical Disorder - and other conditions that may be the focus of clinical attn
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AXIS II
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Personality disorders and mental retadation
Ex: OCPD |
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AXIS III
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general Medical Condition that must be considered in the Dx & Tx of primary psych disorders
EX: DM or HTN |
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AXIS IV
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Psychosocial or enviromental problems that may produce added stress, it must be considered in the Tx
Ex: homeless, jobless, recent stressor |
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AXIS V
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overall functioning in psychological social & occupational spheres of life, use GAF
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GAF (global assessment functioning)
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scale of 0-100
lower end being low functioning and higher end being High functioning |