A nurse caring for a patient would look at DSM-IV-TR Axis III to obtain information about the patient's:
a. clinical syndromes.
b. general medical conditions.
c. global assessment of functioning.
d. psychosocial and environmental problems.
B
Axis III allows the clinician to identify any physical disorder that is potentially relevant to the understanding or treatment of the individual.
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