Progress Toward Achieving a Common Language in Psychiatry

摘要: • In preparing for the 10th revision of International Classification Diseases (ICD-10) , Division Mental Health World Organization organized an international field trial to help evaluate draft clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines that were produced facilitate use chapter dealing with mental behavioral disorders. These prepared in equivalent versions most world's widely spoken languages. The aimed obtain data would assessing whether classification fits diagnoses made different countries, it is easy use, psychiatrists after a short period familiarization can reach agreement about their classification. was carried out at 112 centers 39 countries by 711 clinicians who conducted 15 302 individual assessments. included joint assessments patients case history exercises. results assessment part are reported here. Most document provided good fit vast majority conditions encountered. While interrater reliability satisfactory categories, some (for example, those personality disorders) somewhat difficult assignment lower. demonstrated ICD-10 disorders on whole suitable general use. It valuable indications changes needed subsequent feasibility large-scale research diagnosis psychiatry.