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[Classification of child and pediatric disorders in ICD-10--on the status of the discussion]
1Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrischen Klinik, Universität Heidelberg.
Zeitschrift Fur Kinder- Und Jugendpsychiatrie
|January 1, 1987
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The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) will replace ICD-9, detailing childhood behavioral, emotional, and developmental disorders. This review focuses on ICD-10 codes F80-F89 and F90-F99.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Medical Classification Systems
- Developmental Psychology
Abstract:
The paper reviews the forthcoming ICD-10 which is planned to replace ICD-9 in the early nineties. Out of the three sections provided for classifying disorders usually first evident in childhood the numbers F 90 to 99 "behavioral and emotional disorders specific to childhood and adolescence" and F 80 to 89 "developmental disorders" are discussed in detail.