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GCSE Psychology · key term
The World Health Organization’s system for classifying diseases and disorders, providing diagnostic descriptions and guidelines used by health professionals.
Used by AQA
Paper 2
Revise: Characteristics of Clinical DepressionChanges in appetite: the ICD-10 description particularly identifies diminished appetite.
A globally used classification produced by the World Health Organization, providing standard symptoms, features and guidelines for diagnosing physical and mental health conditions.
For ICD diagnosis, remember both the number and severity of symptoms. Duration also matters; one symptom alone does not establish depression.
Self-confidence decreases in depression. Hair loss is not one of the listed ICD symptoms.
For ICD-10 dependence syndrome, remember three or more features present together at some time during the previous year—not three features occurring separately.
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