Mental health

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

See also relative page:

Remission

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