Diagnosis in the Assessment Process

This was followed by a discussion about the importance of understanding how medical conditions can cause or exacerbate a diagnosis. We then noted that whereas psychosocial and environmental considerations were placed on Axis IV of DSM-IV, they are now correlated to an ICD code, are often given a V or Z code, and included in the single-axis system. ................
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