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Home Providers & Professionals Table of Disabilities Chapter 21 Table To Article 21.03 and 21.04 - Assessment of Major Affective, Schizophrenic and Other
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Table To Article 21.03 and 21.04 - Assessment of Major Affective, Schizophrenic and Other Psychiatric Disorders
Level Clinical Findings Pattern Last 5 Years Treatment Indicated Last 5Years Recent Situational Factors History of Socioeconomic Impairment, Long Term
0-5% History of single episode nil to minor or occasional symptoms on close exam. Stable Nil to minimal. N. A. None
10-20% History of multiple episodes or mild chronic impairment. Minor signs and symptoms on exam. Infrequent overt disturbance, nil past 5 years. Functions reasonable between exacerbations. Well controlled by maintenance or intermittent therapy. ---- Slight
25-40% Thought and mood disturbance obvious to close contacts and on formal exam. One or two exacerbations past 5 years, minor continuing impairment. Regular follow-up with partial success outpatient less that 1 per 2 months, inpatient once in 5 years. ---- Moderate
50-70% Thought and/ or mood disturbance obvious to casual contacts. Major psychotic symptoms and signs on formal exam. More than 2 exacerbations past 5 years. Moderate disturbance between episodes. Regular follow- up with poor response. Moderate disturbance between episodes. ---- Severe.
75-100% Severe, chronic psychotic signs and symptoms or severely regressed after florid psychosis. More than one major episode per year or continuously severely disturbed. Social isolate. Continuous treatment and/ or supervision. Institutional care. ---- Total.
 
Updated: 2002-3-13