Question

What does axis 1 in psychological disorders classify

Answer 1

It consist of all clinical disorders and mental illnesses with the irregularity of mental slowness in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development etc and personality disorders.

Answer 2

It represents acute symptoms that need treatment; Axis I diagnoses are the most familiar and widely recognized (ergo, major depressive episodes, schizophrenic episodes, panic attacks). Axis I terms are classified according to V-codes by the medical industry (primarily for billing and insurance purposes). One of example of Clinical Disorders is listed below:


Adjustment Disorders:

>Anxiety
>Depressed Mood
>Disturbance of Conduct
>Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
>Mixed Disturbance of Emotions and ConductUnspecified.