1. Mental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study.
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FUSS, JOHANNES, KEELEY, JARED W., STEIN, DAN J., REBELLO, TAHILIA J., GARCÍA, JOSÉ ÁNGEL, BRIKEN, PEER, ROBLES, REBECA, MATSUMOTO, CHIHIRO, ABÉ, CHRISTOPH, BILLIEUX, JO€EL, GRANT, JON E., KRAUS, SHANE W., LOCHNER, CHRISTINE, POTENZA, MARC N., and REED, GEOFFREY M.
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IMPULSE control disorders , *MENTAL health personnel , *COMPULSIVE behavior , *SEX addiction ,INTERNATIONAL Statistical Classification of Diseases & Related Health Problems - Abstract
Background and aims: The ICD-11 chapter on mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders contains new controversial diagnoses including compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), intermittent explosive disorder (IED) and gaming disorder. Using a vignette-based methodology, this field study examined the ability of mental health professionals (MHPs) to apply the new ICD-11 diagnostic requirements for impulse control disorders, which include CSBD and IED, and disorders due to addictive behaviors, which include gaming disorder, compared to the previous ICD-10 guidelines. Methods: Across eleven comparisons, members of the WHO's Global Clinical Practice Network (N 5 1,090) evaluated standardized case descriptions that were designed to test key differences between the diagnostic guidelines of ICD-11 and ICD-10. Results: The ICD- 11 outperformed the ICD-10 in the accuracy of diagnosing impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions in most comparisons, while the ICD-10 was not superior in any. The superiority of the ICD-11 was particularly clear where new diagnoses had been added to the classification system or major revisions had been made. However, the ICD-11 outperformed the ICD-10 only in a minority of comparisons in which mental health professionals were asked to evaluate cases with non-pathological high involvement in rewarding behaviors. Discussion and Conclusions: Overall, the present study indicates that the ICD-11 diagnostic requirements represent an improvement over the ICD-10 guidelines. However, additional efforts, such as training programs for MHPs and possible refinements of diagnostic guidance, are needed to avoid over-diagnosis of people who are highly engaged in a repetitive and rewarding behavior but below the threshold for a disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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