ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours
Disorders due to substance use
6C44 — Disorders due to use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics
6C44.1 — Harmful pattern of use of sedatives, hypnotics or...

ICD-11 6C44.1 — Harmful pattern of use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics

A pattern of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use that has caused clinically significant harm to a person’s physical or mental health or in which behaviour induced by sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics has caused clinically significant harm to the health of other people. The pattern of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic use is evident over a period of at least 12 months if use is episodic and at least one month if use is continuous (i.e., daily or almost daily). Harm may be caused by the intoxicating effects of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics, the direct or secondary toxic effects on body organs and systems, or a harmful route of administration.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

Diagnosis with code 6C44.1 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses:

1. 6C44.10 — Harmful pattern of use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics, episodic
2. 6C44.11 — Harmful pattern of use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics, continuous
3. 6C44.1Z — Harmful pattern of use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics, unspecified