ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours
Disorders due to substance use
6C46 — Disorders due to use of stimulants including amphetamines,...
6C46.0 — Episode of harmful use of stimulants including...
ICD-11 6C46.0 — Episode of harmful use of stimulants including amphetamines, methamphetamine or methcathinone
An episode of use of a stimulant including amphetamines, methamphetamine and methcathinone 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. 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 due to stimulant intoxication on the part of the person to whom the diagnosis of single episode of harmful use applies. This diagnosis should not be made if the harm is attributed to a known pattern of stimulant including amphetamines, methamphetamine and methcathinone use.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- Harmful pattern of use of stimulants including amphetamines, methamphetamine or methcathinone (6C46.1)
- Stimulant dependence including amphetamines, methamphetamine or methcathinone (6C46.2)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.