Talk:DSM-IV Codes
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This is my first attempt at a wikipedia page and I am very interested in receiving feedback. The list of codes on this page were initially copied from another public site. Although I have reviewed many of them without finding any inconsistencies with the actual DSM, I have not reviewed them all. Additionally, I have reservations about where several of the diagnoses have been placed. For example, Bipolar Disorder NOS is misleadingly classified under Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A more blatant oddity of these classifications is that of Dyspareunia (Not Due to a General Medical Condition), categorized under Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type, With Late Onset; while Female Dyspareunia Due to...[Indicate the General Medical Condition] is categorized under factitious disorders.
I have not altered the locations of any codes from the original list from which they were copied. However, if reviewers of this page wish to restructure the classifications I would be more than happy to assist.
06:07, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
A contributor to this page added a "disputed" tag, stating that autism is not cannabis related. While I obviosly agree that he is correct I am wondering why this person chose to mark this page as disputed. I have removed the dispute tag. Autism is not listed under Cannabis. Several equally innapropriate catagorizations are listed and I would invite anyone to reorder the diagnostic catagories (these are not in accordance with a DSM standard). Obviously, numeric codes, names of disorders, and other information directly linked to DSM standards may warrant the consideration of a dispute rather than immediate and subjective change. Please leave concerns, questions, and comments here; particularly if you are compelled to dispute the factual information of this entire page. I intended to access this page as a professional reference and I do believe that some disputes may be more appropriately addressed in other forums. Erikpatt 19:46, 1 Jun 2005
After reviewing this article, I realized that the confusion and issues raised weren't due to controversial classifications, but were actually due to formatting errors (incorrect formatting of sub-categories). After fixing the formatting, the categorizations seem to make much more sense. Erikpatt, good work for your first article. If anyone spot any more errors, or mistakes I may have made while correcting the formatting, be my guest -- I am no psychiatry expert, and I did not check this page with the DSM. Hwliang 23:46, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for the major update! I used the formatting from your revision to update the alphabetical page. It also inspired me to reclassify each dx according to DSM standards. Thanks for the help! Erikpatt
[edit] Covers "all"
Maybe "covers all mental health disorders" (my italics) is a bit POV? I have no good suggestion how to reword this though. --Skagedal 22:01, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
The DSM cautionary statement has been reinserted. Please see the Talk:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders page for additional information. Erikpatt 01:42, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
I have not looked at a hard copy of the -TR revision, but I have heard from insurance companies I work with that some of the codes from DSM-IV are now "obsolete" (V61.1 specifically) yet they are listed here. Elusis, 20 October 2006
- As long as there isn't a new revision or an addendum, nothing in the DSM can really be considered "obsolete." If it's published in the latest version of the book, it should be here as well. -- Tim D 21:25, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] These are not DSM-IV-TR codes, they are ICD-9 codes
Hi,
I've just been having a look at this DSM-IV Codes page, and I think there is some confusion afoot...
These are not DSM codes at all, they are ICD codes -- and the page template is designed so that clicks on any of the external disorder links go to an ICD-9 database being published on a website called icd9data.com, registered to a commercial venture called Alkaline Software, Inc. in Niagra Falls, New York.
Please check the official DSM FAQ for an explanation of the differences and similarities between ICD codes and DSM codes.
In my view, the entire list of codes being presented as DSM codes should be removed; it does not seem to me to be appropriate to be providing a list which is in effect little more than a very extensive set of links to an external commercial website. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.210.27.66 (talk • contribs) 12:07, 3 December 2006 (UTC).
