5.1.2 ICD-10 Flashcards
What does ‘ICD’ stand for?
The Internal Classification of Diseases
Who are the authors of the ICD?
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
How many versions of the ICD have there been?
10
How many languages has it been translated into?
43
When did the ICD start?
1893
How often is the ICD updated?
Every decade
What does the ICD include?
A standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management, and clinical purposes.
What version of the ICD included the first addition of mental disorders?
The ICD-6 in 1949
The ICD-10 contains 10 groups of mental disorders, give 3 examples.
1) Delusional disorders
2) Mood disorders
3) Clinical/personality disorders
How do clinicians form a diagnosis using the ICD-10?
There are 3 different books that they have to use together to ensure a standardised diagnosis.
What section do mental disorders fall under?
Section F
Using the example of depression, state how section F would be used for a diagnosis.
Section F is used to represent mental disorders by splitting them into categories which represent a number between 1-10 and so a mood disorder would be F3. This is then specified into the disorder using another number whereby depression is signified with F32.
Using the example of depression, state how the extension of the amount of numbers after the letter F can lead to a more specific diagnosis.
More digits tell you the specific sub-type of disorder and so depression being F32 can extend to F32.0 to signify mild depression which makes the diagnosis more specific.
What is the reason for the ICD-10 using such a specific diagnosis?
The intense level of specificity of the diagnosis may help in determining a quick and relevant treatment.
Give 5 strengths of the ICD-10.
1) The ICD being produced by The WHO makes it available worldwide and so data is more comparable due to large scale
2) Multi-lingual makes it more generalisable to other cultures
3) Quick and specific treatments can be established
4) Covers all health conditions which may provide a more holistic view towards a mental disorder
5) Standardised procedure of 3 manuals and using digits to form diagnosis