Specifier (psychology)

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Specifiers are extensions to a

mutually exclusive and more than one specifier may be applied on a patient.[2]

Types of specifier

In bipolar disorder, specifiers describe the nature of a current episode, such as the levels of anxiety, melancholia, and psychosis, and whether moods are congruent with behavior or incongruent.

postpartum onset specifier can be applied in major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder if the onset is within four weeks after childbirth.[4]

References

  1. ^ Purse 2017
  2. ^ American Psychiatric Association 2013
  3. ^ "What Are Specifiers in Bipolar Disorder?". Very Well. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Specifiers for Mood Disorders". European Medical Alliance. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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