Personality traits or coping style affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

Description

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual exhibits personality traits or coping styles that do not meet the diagnostic requirements for a mental, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder that adversely affect the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., pathological denial of the need for surgery in a patient with cancer; hostile, pressured behaviour contributing to heart disease).

Index terms

Personality traits or coping style affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/882114523 – Mental or behavioural disorders associated with pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
QE62 – Uncomplicated bereavement
QE84 – Acute stress reaction

Sibling codes

6E40.0 – Mental disorder affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
6E40.1 – Psychological symptoms affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
6E40.3 – Maladaptive health behaviours affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
6E40.4 – Stress-related physiological response affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
6E40.Y – Other specified psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
6E40.Z – Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere, unspecified

Foundation entity

Personality traits or coping style affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/967687778

Part of: 6E40: Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere › 06: Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders