Monday, January 28, 2013

Mental Disorders due to a General Medical Condition Not Elsewhere Classified


These are characterized by presence of mental symptoms that are deemed to be consequence of a general medical condition:
Delirium Due to a General Medical Condition
Dementia Due to General Medical Condition
Amnestic d/c due to gen med condition
Psychotic d/c due to gen med condition
Mood d/c due to gen med condition
Anxiety d/c due to gen med condition
Sexual Dysfunction due to gen med condition
Sleep d/o  due to gen med condition
Catatonic d/c due to gen med condition
Personality Change due to gen med condition

Note: There must be evidence from laboratory results or examinations that condition is a symptom of medical condition.


American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision, 4th ed. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.

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