ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours
Disorders due to substance use
6C4B — Disorders due to use of volatile inhalants
6C4B.1 — Harmful pattern of use of volatile inhalants
ICD-11 6C4B.1 — Harmful pattern of use of volatile inhalants
A pattern of volatile inhalant use of that has caused damage to a person’s physical or mental health. The pattern of volatile inhalant 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; (1) direct or secondary toxic effects on body organs and systems; or (2) 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 volatile inhalant intoxication on the part of the person to whom the diagnosis of Harmful pattern of use of volatile inhalants applies.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- Volatile inhalant dependence (6C4B.2)
- Episode of harmful use of volatile inhalants (6C4B.0)
Diagnosis with code 6C4B.1 contains 3 clarifying diagnoses: