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Axis IV. Axis IV is part of the DSM multiaxial system for assessment. The five axis model is designed to provide a comprehensive diagnosis that includes a complete picture of not just acute symptoms but of the entire scope of factors that account for a patient's mental health. This page explains DSM Axis IV. Axis IV Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Given the hospital-based setting of many JCAHO-accredited facilities, the emphasis is placed more on Axis III diagnoses that pertain to medical concerns. Axis III diagnoses were almost as common in the nondisorder group as they were in the disorder group. No more dividing things up into Axis I (mental illness), Axis II (personality and developmental), Axis III (medical), Axis IV (essentially social problems), and Axis V (global assessment of functioning or GAF).