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UNSPECIFIED MENTAL DISORDER [3 records]

Record 1 2018-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
Universal entry(ies)
F99
classification system code, see observation
CONT

The "unspecified mental disorder" category is used in situations in which the clinician chooses not to specify the reason that the criteria are not met for a specific mental disorder, and includes presentations for which there is insufficient information to make a more specific diagnosis(e. g., in emergency room settings).

OBS

NOS: not otherwise specified.

OBS

F99: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie clinique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
F99
classification system code, see observation
OBS

SAI : sans autre indication.

OBS

F99 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

The "unspecified mental disorder due to another medical condition" category is used in situations in which the clinician chooses not to specify the reason that the criteria are not met for a specific mental disorder due to another medical condition, and includes presentations for which there is insufficient information to make a more specific diagnosis(e. g., in emergency room settings).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Le diagnostic «autre trouble mental non spécifié dû à une autre affection médicale» est utilisé dans des situations où le clinicien décide de ne pas communiquer les raisons particulières pour lesquelles les critères d'aucun trouble mental spécifié imputable à une autre affection médicale ne sont pas totalement remplis par le tableau clinique. Cela inclut des situations cliniques pour lesquelles on ne dispose pas d'informations suffisantes pour porter un diagnostic plus spécifique (p. ex. aux urgences).

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
  • Mental Disorders
OBS

Single-concept category of mental disorder, extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual(DSM-III-R). In this manual, the category reads as follows : bipolar disorder, mixed, unspecified.

Key term(s)
  • unspecified mixed bipolar disorder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
  • Troubles mentaux
OBS

Dans le texte d'origine (DSM-III-R), cette catégorie uninotionnelle de maladie mentale s'écrit comme tel : trouble bipolaire, mixte, non spécifié.

Spanish

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