What is compulsive sexual behaviour disorder and how will this new diagnosis impact individuals and countries?

The inclusion of gaming disorder in the ICD-11 provides a standardized way for clinicians to diagnose and also allows for more evidence-based treatment methods to be developed.

Identifying and recognizing prolonged grief disorder can help to ensure people receive appropriate and specialized treatment.

Complex PTSD is a new diagnostic category in the ICD-11. Why was it added and what are the implications?

Feasible and reliable competency tools for global mental health are especially important as interventions are implemented and scaled up in the field.

Accurate diagnoses are important, especially when supporting children and adolescents with disorders of intellectual development.

This international and multilingual study indicates a shift in global practices with increased use of telehealth.

The ICD-11 brings several new advantages for improving health globally.

In the past decade, our team and colleagues in China have been part of multiple International Advisory Groups and Working Groups for the revision and testing of the ICD-11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR).

Insights and advice from Dr. John Mitchell, Government Advisor and Chair of the ICD-11 Implementation Group in Scotland.

On 8 October 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the newest version of the Mental Health Atlas. The Mental Health Atlas is an ongoing project of the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use (…)

In ICD-11, Anxiety and Fear-Related Disorders that manifest across the lifespan are brought together under a new grouping.

People diagnosed with schizophrenia die prematurely at an alarmingly high rate. The main causes of premature death among people with schizophrenia are medical illnesses that are preventable and treatable.

For the first time in over three and a half decades, a bill created by the Indian federal government seeks to decriminalize suicide, but the bill must be approved by the Indian Parliament (..)

Having a transgender identity is conceived as a mental disorder in current classification systems (ICD-10 and DSM-5).

The WHO ICD approach has been to work with practicing clinicians around the world to gain their astute input about their perceptions and what they are seeing in their practices.

The ICD-11 represents a significant advance in classification of Feeding and Eating Disorders.

Over the past 20 years, I have learned a great deal from mental health professionals. These lessons have informed the development of the ICD-11 chapter on Mental and Behavioural Disorders.

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WHO is developing simple, effective tools based on the ICD-11 for identifying and managing mental disorders in primary care.