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t. e. Gender dysphoria in children ( GD ), also known as gender incongruence of childhood, is a formal diagnosis for children who experience significant discontent ( gender dysphoria) due to a mismatch between their assigned sex and gender identity. The diagnostic label gender identity disorder in children ( GIDC) was used by the Diagnostic and ...
Over 1,100 teenagers, mostly aged 18 or 19, [ 1] give birth every day in the United States. 23 million per year in the developed world, 2018. [ 3] Leading cause of death in 15 to 19 year old females, 2018. [ 3] Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female under the age of 20.
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [ 1] Work on ICD-10 began in 1983, [ 2 ...
Body-focused repetitive behavior. Body-focused repetitive behavior ( BFRB) is an umbrella name for impulse control [ 1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury. [ 2] Body-focused repetitive behavior disorders ( BFRBDs) in ICD-11 is in development. [ 3]
Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. [4] [5] These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy, and scaly.[8] [3] Psoriasis varies in severity from small localized patches to complete body coverage. [3]
The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was an adaptation created by the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and used in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office utilization in the United States. The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but ...
Generalized anxiety disorder ( GAD) is a mental and behavioral disorder, [ 5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about events or activities. [ 6] Worry often interferes with daily functioning, and individuals with GAD are often overly concerned about everyday matters such as ...
The ICD-10 Clinical Modification ( ICD-10-CM) is a set of diagnosis codes used in the United States of America. [ 1] It was developed by a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, [ 2] as an adaption of the ICD-10 with authorization from the World Health Organization. In 2015, ICD-10-CM replaced ICD-9-CM as the federally ...