Short-lived Mental Health Issues: Diagnoses that generally resolve within six months or less, as well as diagnoses that interfere with a person’s functioning in social, occupational or other important activities (generally excluding a sole diagnosis of substance use disorder or personality disorder).
Serious Mental Illness: Diagnoses resulting in serious impairment in functioning, interfering with a person’s ability to meet the ordinary demands of living and requiring an individualized treatment plan.
Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: Diagnoses resulting in extreme and lasting impairment in functioning, requiring an individualized
treatment plan and ongoing multi-disciplinary care. Diagnoses are comparable to those used and set by community standard of care