jillio
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And jillo, to clarify, sociopathy is a profoundly aberrant mental condition, not nessarily a mental illness per se. There's a reason why it's not classfied on the same axis as depression or scheziophernia or bipolar.
The difference between the Axis are that Axis I is reserved for disorders that can be remedied through treatment. Axis II is for disorders that can be treated but are not expected to show significant improvement. Sociopathy, in and of itself, it not a definitive diagnosis, but is a feature of many diagnoses. Therefore, the etiology of the sociopathic behavior needs to be dtermined to know whether it is recorded on Axis I, as a feature of, for example, schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder with psychotic features, or if it is the result of a personality disorder or a developmental disorder, which would be recorded on Axis II.
Trust me, DD...I use the multi-axial system of diagnosis several times a day. I am quite familiar with it, as well as with the DSM criteria.