The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Guidelines

by World Health Organization

Provides clinical descriptions, diagnostic guidelines, and codes for all mental and behavioral disorders commonly encountered in clinical psychiatry. The book was developed from chapter V of the Tenth Revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). The clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines were finalized after field testing by over 700 clinicians and researchers in 110 institutes in 40 countries, making this book the product of the largest ever research effort designed to improve psychiatric diagnosis. Every effort has been made to define categories whose existence is scientifically justifiable as well as clinically useful. The classification divides disorders into ten groups according to major common themes or descriptive likeness, a new feature, which makes for increased convenience of use. For each disorder, the book provides a full description of the main clinical features and all other important but less specific associated features. Diagnostic guidelines indicate the number, balance, and duration of symptoms usually required before a confident diagnosis can be made. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are also provided, together with conditions to be considered in differential diagnosis. The guidelines are worded so that a degree of flexibility is retained for diagnostic decisions in clinical work, particularly in the situation where provisional diagnosis may have to be made before the clinical picture is entirely clear or information is complete.

Genres: Psychology, Psychiatry, Reference, Medicine, Nonfiction

374 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.

The constitution of the World Health Organization had been signed by 61 countries on 22 July 1946, with the first meeting of the World Health Assembly finishing on 24 July 1948. It incorporated the Office international d'hygiène publique and the League of Nations Health Organization. Since its creation, it has played a leading role in the eradication of smallpox. Its current priorities include communicable diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis; the mitigation of the effects of non-communicable diseases; sexual and reproductive health, development, and aging; nutrition, food security and healthy eating; occupational health; substance abuse; and driving the development of reporting, publications, and networking.

The WHO is responsible for the World Health Report, a leading international publication on health, the worldwide World Health Survey, and World Health Day (7 April of every year)

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

the fact that we are still using a diagnosis system that is not updated since 1993 is actually insane. tho ive heard ICD-11 is actually worse.... so wow.

[Ypatios Varelas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Τα ευρωπαϊκά διαγνωστικά κριτήρια ψυχοπαθολογίας. Απαραίτητο για όσους ασχολούνται με την παροχή υπηρεσιών υποστήριξης και θεραπείας (και όχι μόνο για ψυχολόγους και ψυχιάτρους). Συγκρινόμενο με το "τέρας" DSM αυτό εδώ είναι πολύ πιο εύχρηστο, λόγω μεγέθους, αλλά και λιγότερο υπερβολικό από το DSM. Έχετε υπόψη ότι επίκειται αναθεώρηση (ICD-11) που υποτίθεται ότι θα ισχύει από το 2022, αλλά μέχρι να μεταφραστεί το νέο στα Ελληνικά, μπορεί να περάσει καιρός.

[Janet Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the whole book back to back once for exam. Now time for ICD-11.
Some typos but overall clear definitions and description. Would be better if there is some basic background information of each disorder included like DSM-5 does.

[Lily]

I know most of the content by heart by now 🤪🙈

[Elvin Aslanov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please update or otherwise mention of the existence of ICD-11

It's available online, but I didn't find a paperback or PDF version to reference.

https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wichtige Pflichtlektüre

[Naina Janewa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great 👍

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Academic title providing current classifications for mental and behavioural disorders, I advise reading the introduction to understand how the book is structured.

[Liam · Rating 4 out of 5]

lol ironically I had to include this to my site.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with the DSM its another reference book that is often used/needed in psychology.