Title: 
Headings: V-CODES PHASE  OF  LIFE
PHASE
 
 
OF
 
 
LIFE
 
 

DSM-IV-TR
 
Diagnostic
 
Code:
  

Diagnostic
 
Guidelines:
 

Treatment
 
Guidelines:
 

References:
 


Content: friend
 
moving
 
away
 
or
 
recent
 
household
 
move; child
 
leaving
 
home; serious
 
medical
 
problem,
 
etc…
 
any
 
of
 
which
 
have
 
substantially
 
altered
 
the
 
participant’s
 
life. The
 
accumulation
 
of
 
these
 
unresolved
 
traumatic
 
life
 
events
 
trigger
 
defenses
 
like
 
avoidance; sleep
 
disturbance; thoughts
 
dominated
 
by
 
themes
 
around
 
loss
 
and
 
the
 
pervasive
 
“blue”
 
feeling
 
which
 
may
 
represent
 
the
 
middle
 
aged
 
adults’
 
fear
 
of
 
mortality
 
as
 
manifested
 
by
 
a
 
loss
 
of
  
hope. Consider
 
co-morbid
 
problems: depression/anxiety
 
disorder
 
–
 
loss
 
of
 
loved
 
one
 
or
 
normal
 
activities
 
may
 
increase
 
risk
 
for
 
depression
 
or
 
anxiety
 
disorder
 


 
substance
 
abuse
 
–
 
participant
 
may
 
resort
 
to
 
substance
 
use/abuse
 
to
 
relieve
 
the
 
pain
 
of
 
losing
 
a
 
loved
 
one
 
or
 
an
 
ideal
 


 
eating
 
disorder
 
–
 
participant
 
may
 
decrease
 
or
 
increase
 
normal
 
eating
 
routine
 
because
 
of
 
loss
 
of
 
a
 
loved
 
one
 
or
 
an
 
ideal
 


 
adjustment
 
disorder-
 
participant
 
may
 
socially
 
withdraw
 
because
 
of
 
an
 
identifiable
 
stressor
 
occurring
 
within
 
3
 
months
 
of
 
the
 
onset
 
and
 
lasting
 
less
 
than
 
6
 
months
 
and
 
can
 
be
 
associated
 
with
 
another
 
mental
 
health
 
diagnosis
 


 
 
All
 
five
 
Axes
 
should
 
be
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
diagnostic
 
assessment
 
and
 
attention
 
paid
 
to
 
issues
 
of
 
safety
 
and
 
the
 
availability
 
of
 
appropriate
 
support
 
systems. Treatment
 
Guidelines: Individuals
 
who
 
would
 
profit
 
from
 
treatment
 
have
 
a
 
clearly
 
defined
 
problem
 
or
 
complaint,
 
which
 
is
 
amenable
 
to
 
resolution
 
within
 
10
 
sessions
 
or
 
less.