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Mental health professionals' use of the ICD-11 classification of impulse control disorders and behavioral addictions: An international field study.
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Journal of Behavioral Addictions . Mar2024, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p276-292. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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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]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20625871
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176658664
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00083