Mental disorder affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

Definition

All diagnostic requirements for Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere are met. The individual is diagnosed with a mental, behavioural, or neurodevelopmental disorder that adversely affects the manifestation, treatment, or course of a disorder or disease classified in another chapter (e.g., a woman with Bulimia Nervosa and Type 1 diabetes mellitus who skips insulin doses as a way to avoid weight gain that would otherwise be caused by her binge eating).

Also indexed as

Nearby in Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

• 6E40.1Psychological symptoms affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
• 6E40.2Personality traits or coping style affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
• 6E40.3Maladaptive health behaviours affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
• 6E40.4Stress-related physiological response affecting disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified