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...
6C44.11 — Harmful pattern of use of sedatives, hypnotics or...

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

A pattern of continuous use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics (daily or almost daily) 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 continuous use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics is evident over a period of at least one month. 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.

It excludes 2 items.

  • Episode of harmful use of sedatives, hypnotics or anxiolytics (6C44.0)
  • Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic dependence (6C44.2)

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

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