According to the DSM-IV-TR Axis guidelines, clinical disorders are described as:

a. Dependent, antisocial personality disorders, and levels of retardation
b. Educational, housing, legal, and economic problems
c. Heart and digestive disorders
d. Mood disorder, substance abuse, and schizophrenic disorders


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The DSM-IV-TR describes five categories of disorders, with clinical disorders in Axis I described as mood disorder, substance abuse, and schizophrenic disorders. Dependent, antisocial personality disorders and levels of retardation describes Axis II; educational, housing, legal, and economic problems describes Axis IV; and heart and digestive disorders describes Axis III. There is also an Axis V, which comprises global assessment functioning (GAF), which includes overall levels of psychological, social, and occupational functioning.

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