Navigating Boundaries: Setting Sail With A Mentally Ill Client Handout 3 – Understanding the Multiaxial Assessment Axis I: Psychiatric Disorder Categories •Thought disorders (schizophrenia, schizophreniform, Schizoaffective, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Delusion) •Mood Disorders (depression, mania, dysthymia, bipolar) •Anxiety Disorder (GAD, Panic, OCD, social/specific phobia, PTSD, acute stress) •Eating disorders •Impulse control disorders •Substance disorders (intoxication, dependence abuse) •Amnestic Disorders •Dissociative Disorders •Behavioral Disorders •Developmental Disorders •Somatoform disorders •Malingering Axis II: Mental Retardation (IQ < 70) and Personality Disorders Axis III: Medical Issues pertinent to Axis I Axis IV: Psychosocial issues •Legal, homelessness, involuntary treatment, poor use of resources, lost job, lost custody of child, etc. Axis V: GAF •A number from 1-100
