specific phobia; or substance use disorder. Note of 1: the condition may involve regular visits (for example, at least monthly) to a psychiatrist, counsellor or general practitioner. Note 2: To "warrant ongoing management" does not require that any actual management was received or given for the condition. means the American Psychiatric Association: DSM-5 Diagnostic and Fifth Edition. Arlington, VA, Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association, 2013. means a person who experiences an incident first hand and can give direct eyewitness evidence of it. This excludes persons exposed only to public broadcasting or mass media coverage of the incident. means the MRCA Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004. means a disorder of mental personality change due to another medical condition health (derived from DSM-5) which is characterised by a persistent personality disturbance that is due to the direct physiological effects of a medical condition (for example, frontal lobe lesion, ischaemic stroke or cerebral trauma). Note: is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. DSM-5 subsection 7(2). personality disorder—see means: relevant service eligible war service than operational service) under the VEA; defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or peacetime service under the MRCA. Note: and are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. MRCA VEA means: severe childhood abuse serious physical, emotional, psychological or sexual harm whilst a child aged under 16 years; or neglect involving a serious failure to provide the necessities for health, physical and emotional development, or wellbeing whilst a child aged under 16 years; where such serious harm or neglect has been perpetrated by a parent, a care provider, an adult who works with or around that child, or any other adult in contact with that child. means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the terminal event following: pneumonia; respiratory failure; cardiac arrest; circulatory failure; or cessation of brain function. means the VEA Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
specific phobia; or substance use disorder. Note 1: of the condition may involve regular visits (for example, at least monthly) to a psychiatrist, counsellor or general practitioner. Note 2: To "warrant ongoing management" does not require that any actual management was received or given for the condition. DSM-5 means the American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Arlington, VA, American Psychiatric Association, 2013. eyewitness means a person who experiences an incident first hand and can give direct evidence of it. This excludes persons exposed only to public broadcasting or mass media coverage of the incident. MRCA means the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004. personality change due to another medical condition means a disorder of mental health (derived from DSM-5) which is characterised by a persistent personality disturbance that is due to the direct physiological effects of a medical condition (for example, frontal lobe lesion, ischaemic stroke or cerebral trauma). Note: DSM-5 is also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. personality disorder—see subsection 7(2). relevant service means: eligible war service than operational service) under the VEA; defence service (other than hazardous service and British nuclear test defence service) under the VEA; or peacetime service under the MRCA. Note: MRCA and VEA are also defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary. severe childhood abuse means: serious physical, emotional, psychological or sexual harm whilst a child aged under 16 years; or neglect involving a serious failure to provide the necessities for health, physical and emotional development, or wellbeing whilst a child aged under 16 years; where such serious harm or neglect has been perpetrated by a parent, a care provider, an adult who works with or around that child, or any other adult in contact with that child. terminal event means the proximate or ultimate cause of death and includes the following: pneumonia; respiratory failure; cardiac arrest; circulatory failure; or cessation of brain function. VEA means the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
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