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2. Classifications of diseases (ICD-10; DSM- IV). 
The 
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related 
Health Problems,
10th Revision 
(ICD-10)
is a coding of diseases and 
signs, symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances 
and external causes of injury or diseases, as classified by the 
World 
Health Organization (WHO).
The code set allows more than 14,400 di-
fferent codes and permits the tracking of many new diagnoses. Using 
optional sub classifications, the codes can be expanded to over 16,000 
codes. Using codes that are meant to be reported in a separate data field, 
the level of detail that is reported by ICD can be further increased, using 
a simplified multiaxial approach. Work on ICD-10 began in 1983 and 
was completed in 1992. 
WHO provides detailed information about ICD online, and makes 
available a set of materials online.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). 
A reference work developed by the American Psychiatric Associa-
tion and designed to provide guidelines for the diagnosis and classifica-
tion of mental disorders. The 
American Psychiatric Association
 
publi-
shes the 
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 
widely 
referred to as 
DSM-IV, 
a reference work designed to provide guidelines 
for psychologists and others to use in the diagnosis and classification of 
mental disorders.

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First published in 1917, each new edition of 
Diagnostic and Statis-
tical Manual of Mental Disorders 
has added new categories. With the 
third edition, published in 1980, the 
DSM 
began recommending assess-
ment of mental disorders according to five axes, or dimensions, that 
together establish an overall picture of a person’s mental, emotional, and 
physical health, providing as complete a context as possible in which to 
make a proper diagnosis. The diagnostician evaluates the patient accor-
ding to criteria for each axis to produce a comprehensive assessment of 
the patient’s condition; the multiaxial system addresses the complex 
nature of more mental disorders.