ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours
Disorders due to substance use
6C41 — Disorders due to use of cannabis
6C41.1 — Harmful pattern of use of cannabis
ICD-11 6C41.1 — Harmful pattern of use of cannabis
A pattern of cannabis use that has caused damage to a person’s physical or mental health or has resulted in behaviour leading to harm to the health of others. The pattern of cannabis use is evident over a period of at least 12 months if substance use is episodic or at least one month if use is continuous (i.e., daily or almost daily). Harm to health of the individual occurs due to one or more of the following: (1) behaviour related to intoxication; (2) direct or secondary toxic effects on body organs and systems; or (3) a harmful route of administration. Harm to health of others includes any form of physical harm, including trauma, or mental disorder that is directly attributable to behaviour related to cannabis intoxication on the part of the person to whom the diagnosis of Harmful pattern of use of cannabis applies.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- Cannabis dependence (6C41.2)
- Episode of harmful use of cannabis (6C41.0)
Diagnosis with code 6C41.1 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses: