A nurse explains multiaxial diagnoses to a psychiatric technician. Which information is accurate?
a. It is a template for treatment planning.
b. Nursing and medical diagnoses are included.
c. Assessments of several aspects of functioning are included.
d. It incorporates the framework of a specific biopsychosocial theory.
ANS: C
The use of five axes requires an assessment beyond the diagnosis of a mental disorder and includes relevant medical conditions, psychosocial and environmental problems, and global assessment of functioning. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fourth edition, text revision) (DSM-IV-TR) is not a template for treatment planning and does not use a specific biopsychosocial theory. Nursing diagnoses are not included in multiaxial diagnoses.
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