Sections
Introduction | Axis I: Clinical Disorders; Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention | Axis II: Personality Disorders; Mental Retardation | Axis III: General Medical Conditions | Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems | Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning | Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale | Examples of How to Record Results
of a DSM-IV Multiaxial Evaluation | Multiaxial Evaluation Report Form | Nonaxial Format
Excerpt
A multiaxial system involves an assessment on several axes,
each of which refers to a different domain of information that may
help the clinician plan treatment and predict outcome. There are
five axes included in the DSM-IV multiaxial classification: