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Opioid
Intoxication Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis
Opioid
Intoxication
Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview:
Opioid intoxication
symptoms and diagnostic criteria follow below. While some of these Opioid
intoxication 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 Opioid intoxication
symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and
psychological testing consideration. This information on Opioid intoxication
symptoms and diagnostic criteria are for information purposes only and should
never replace the judgment and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental
health clinician.
Opioid
Intoxication Diagnostic criteria:
Diagnostic
criteria for 292.89 Opioid Intoxication
A.
Recent use of an opioid.
B.
Clinically significant maladaptive behavioral or psychological changes
(e.g., initial euphoria followed by apathy, dysphoria, psychomotor agitation or
retardation, impaired judgment, or impaired social or occupational functioning)
that developed during, or shortly after, opioid use.
C.
Pupillary constriction (or pupillary dilation due to anoxia from severe
overdose) and one (or more) of the following signs, developing during, or
shortly after, opioid use:
(1)
drowsiness or coma
(2)
slurred speech
(3)
impairment in attention or memory
D.
The symptoms are not due to a general medical condition and are not
better accounted for by another mental disorder.
Specify if:
With Perceptual Disturbances
Information
adapted from the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV
Additional
Information and webpage by
Paul Susic
MA
Licensed Psychologist Ph.D. Candidate
(Health and Geriatric Psychologist)
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