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Flashcards by Abigail Mackay, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Abigail Mackay
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the ICD? | The ICD is a diagnostic manual. It is a classification system, covering all diseases and disorders. The ICD groups disorders into “families” of related disorders. This enables the professional to quickly go from a general diagnosis to a specific one, and later, to a very precise sub-type of a disorder. |
| Why was ICD created? | The World Health Organisation (WHO) aimed to improve healthcare across the world, and they produce the ICD free of charge. |
| What is in the ICD-10? | The ICD-10 involves all diseases, but section F “mental and behavioural disorders” is specific to mental health disorders |
| What is in Section F? | The ICD-10 involves all diseases, but section F “mental and behavioural disorders” is specific to mental health disorders. Within section F, disorders are grouped together into 10 different families, e.g. mood disorders. A numerical system is used with each “family” given a number, e.g. F3 relates to mood disorders. The next digit represents an individual specific disorder. E.g. F31 is bipolar disorder and F32 is depression. Further use of digits tells you to sub-type of the disorder, e.g. F32.0 is mild depression. Some disorders have further digits and decimal places for additional sub-categories, e.g. F32.0.01 is mild depression with somatic symptoms. |
| What is the process of classifying a disorder using the ICD? | This process allows for very specific diagnosis, starting with a general classification to a specific individual disorder. Starting with the family of the disorder, then the disorder, then the sub-type etc. |
| What are the main strengths? | 1. Standardised and operationalised criteria allow for a common, consistent, reliable diagnosis across different clinicians. 2. There are very precise sub-types of disorders identified in the classification system, which allow professionals to make valid and accurate diagnoses, consequently resulting in appropriate treatments being delivered to the right patients. |
| What are the main weaknesses? | 1. The ICD medicalises mental health, presenting disorders as “illnesses” that need “cures.” However, some argue that mental health disorders such as schizophrenia simply present a different way of living (Laing). 2. Providing someone with a label of having a mental health disorder may lead to stigmatisation and decreased self-esteem. 3. The ICD reduces mental health disorders down to a finite set of symptoms, which might not consider the entire complex nature of living with the disorder. |
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