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Multiaxial classification in child psychiatry

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A multiaxial system of classification is used in many branches of psychiatry, but it is particularly useful in child psychiatry where disorders are not easily boxed into a single category.

For example, in a popular system the axes used include:

  • clinical psychiatric syndromes
  • specific delays in development
  • intellectual level
  • medical conditions
  • abnormal social situations

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