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Amnestic
Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis
Amnestic Disorder
Due to a General Medical Condition Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview:
Amnestic Disorder
Due to a General Medical Condition symptoms and diagnostic criteria follow below. While some of these Amnestic Disorder Due to
a General Medical Condition symptoms may be recognized by family, teachers, legal and medical
professionals, and others, only properly trained mental health
professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors etc.) can
or should even attempt to make a mental health diagnosis. Many additional
factors are considered in addition to the Amnestic Disorder Due to a General
Medical Condition
symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and
psychological testing considerations. This information on Amnestic Disorder
Due to a General Medical Condition symptoms and diagnostic
criteria are for information purposes only and should never replace the judgement and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental health clinician.
Diagnostic criteria for 294.0 Amnestic Disorder Due
to . . . [Indicate the
General Medical Condition]
A. The
development of memory impairment as manifested by impairment
in
the ability to learn new information or the inability to recall previously
learned information.
B. The
memory disturbance causes significant impairment in social or
occupational functioning and
represents a significant decline from a
previous level of functioning.
C.
The
memory disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course
of a
delirium or a dementia.
D. There
is evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory
findings that the disturbance is the direct physiological consequence of
a general medical condition (including physical trauma).
Specify
if:
Transient:
if
memory impairment lasts for 1 month or less
Chronic:
if
memory impairment lasts for more than 1 month
Coding note:
Include the name of the
general medical condition on Axis I, e g.,294.0 Amnestic Disorder Due to Head
Trauma; also code the general medical condition on Axis III
Information
from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV
Also, See other Diagnosis and Symptoms of Delirium,
Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Other Mental Health
Diagnostic Symptoms and Criteria
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