Sections
Introduction | Psychological Factors Affecting
Medical Condition | Medication-Induced Movement Disorders | Other Medication-Induced Disorder | Relational Problems | Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect | Additional Conditions That May Be
a Focus of Clinical Attention
Excerpt
This section covers other conditions or problems that may
be a focus of clinical attention. These are related to the mental
disorders described previously in this manual in one of the following
ways: 1) the problem is the focus of diagnosis or treatment and
the individual has no mental disorder (e.g., a Partner Relational
Problem in which neither partner has symptoms that meet criteria
for a mental disorder, in which case only the Partner Relational
Problem is coded); 2) the individual has a mental disorder but it
is unrelated to the problem (e.g., a Partner Relational Problem
in which one of the partners has an incidental Specific Phobia,
in which case both can be coded); 3) the individual has
a mental disorder that is related to the problem, but the problem
is sufficiently severe to warrant independent clinical attention
(e.g., a Partner Relational Problem sufficiently problematic to
be a focus of treatment that is also associated with Major Depressive
Disorder in one of the partners, in which case both can be coded).
The conditions and problems in this section are coded on Axis I.