Understand Mental Health Problems

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UNDERSTAND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS The psychiatric classification system There are two established classification systems for mental health disorders The first is The International Classification of Diseases (ICD). It is the standard diagnostic tool for clinical purposes, epidemiology and health management. The ICD classification for mental disorders consists of 10 main groups: F0 Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders F1 Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of psychoactive substances F2 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders F3 Mood [affective] disorders F4 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders F5 Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors F6 Disorders of personality and behavior in adult persons F7 Mental retardation F8 Disorders of psychological development F9 Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence The second is the classification system of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), consists of five axes (dimensions) of disorders. It therefore suggests to the diagnostician not to focus only on one clinical disorder, but as well to consider other important aspects. The five axes (dimensions) of DSM are: Axis I - Clinical Disorders (all mental disorders except Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation). A person can suffer from more than one.  The main categories of clinical disorders according to DSM are: 1. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence 2. Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders 3. Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition Not Elsewhere Classified 4. Substance-related Disorders 5. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 6. Mood Disorders 7. Anxiety
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