A mental health nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with anxiety disorder and a gastric ulcer. The diagnosis of gastric ulcer would be placed on which of the following axes of the DSM-IV-TR?
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
Ans: C
Axis III is general medication conditions, such as gastric ulcer. Axis IV is categorized as psychosocial and environmental problems. Axis II is personality disorders and mental retardation. Axis I contains clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention.
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