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ICD-11 Criteria for Psychological or Behavioural Factors Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere (6E40)

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ICD-11 Criteria for Psychological or Behavioural Factors Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere (6E40)

Psychological and behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are those that may adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of a condition classified in another chapter of the ICD. These factors may adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of the disorder or disease classified in another chapter by: interfering with the treatment of the disorder or disease by affecting treatment adherence or care seeking; constituting an additional health risk; or influencing the underlying pathophysiology to precipitate or exacerbate symptoms or otherwise necessitate medical attention. This diagnosis should be assigned only when the factors increase the risk of suffering, disability, or death and represent a focus of clinical attention, and should be assigned together with the diagnosis for the relevant other condition.

Inclusions:

  • Psychological factors affecting physical conditions

Exclusions:

Mental or behavioural disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (BlockL1‑6E2)

6E40.0        Mental Disorder Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual is diagnosed with a mental, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder that adversely affects the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., a woman with Bulimia Nervosa and Type 1 diabetes mellitus who skips insulin doses as a way to avoid weight gain that would otherwise be caused by her binge eating).

6E40.1         Psychological Symptoms Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual exhibits psychological symptoms that do not meet the diagnostic requirements for a mental, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder that adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., depressive symptoms interfering with rehabilitation following surgery).

6E40.2        Personality Traits or Coping Style Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual exhibits personality traits or coping styles that do not meet the diagnostic requirements for a mental, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder that adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., pathological denial of the need for surgery in a patient with cancer; hostile, pressured behaviour contributing to heart disease).

6E40.3          Maladaptive Health Behaviours Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual exhibits maladaptive health behaviours that adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., overeating, lack of exercise).

6E40.4         Stress-Related Physiological Response Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual exhibits stress-related physiological responses that adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., stress-related exacerbation of ulcer, hypertension, arrhythmia, or tension headache).

6E40.Y        Other Specified Psychological or Behavioural Factors Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere

6E40.Z        Psychological or Behavioural Factors Affecting Disorders or Diseases Classified Elsewhere, Unspecified


REFERENCE:

International Classification of Diseases Eleventh Revision (ICD-11). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. License: CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/


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