ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours
Disorders due to substance use
6C4E — Disorders due to use of other specified psychoactive...
6C4E.1 — Harmful pattern of use of other specified psychoactive...
6C4E.11 — Harmful pattern of use of other specified psychoactive...
ICD-11 6C4E.11 — Harmful pattern of use of other specified psychoactive substance, continuous
A pattern of continuous (daily or almost daily) use of a specified psychoactive substance or medication that is not included in the other substance classes specifically identified under Disorders Due to Substance 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 continuous substance use is evident over a period of at least one month. 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 intoxication due to the specified substance or medication on the part of the person to whom the diagnosis of Harmful pattern of use of other specified psychoactive substance applies.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 2 items.
- Episode of harmful use of other specified psychoactive substance (6C4E.0)
- Other specified psychoactive substance dependence (6C4E.2)
It has no clarifying diagnoses.