Mental health
This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.
Dependence-related concepts which express the current existence of abuse are acceptable.
For example,
191816009 |Drug dependence (disorder)|
Dependence-related concepts which express the pattern as either continuous or episodic are not acceptable.
Unacceptable patterns:
X with single episode
X with multiple episodes
Current episode of X
First episode of X
X with continuous pattern
Unacceptable legacy concepts:
Drug abuse, continuous (disorder)
Episodic drug abuse (disorder)
Concepts describing full or partial remission are acceptable but not the phase of the remission.
Acceptable patterns:
X in full remission
X in partial remission
For example,
46244001 |Recurrent major depression in full remission (disorder)|
5703000 |Bipolar disorder in partial remission (disorder)|
Unacceptable patterns:
X in early full remission
X in sustained full remission
X in sustained partial remission
Conditions with associated symptoms should be expressed and modeled like combined disorders. Due to situations are acceptable but not simple Co-occurrent.
For example,
703850002 |Delirium due to benzodiazepine withdrawal (disorder)|
Concepts containing X without Y are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Acceptable example:
724735003 |Oppositional defiant disorder without chronic irritability-anger (disorder)|
Unacceptable example:
Bipolar type II disorder with current episode moderately depressive without psychotic symptoms
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