ORGANIC MENTAL-DISORDERS (F0) - RESULTS FROM THE ICD-10 FIELD TRIAL OF THE DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

The results of the ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR) field trial in German-speaking countries concerning section F0 (organic men tal disorders) are reported, On the comparatively small data basis of the study, acceptance and interrater-reliability cannot be estimated s atisfactorily Despite this general problem, it can be said that sectio n F0 of ICD-10 DCR maintains a high degree of continuity with respect to ICD-10. Some categories caused diagnostic disturbances and needed f urther specification, especially the criteria regarding the temporal r elationship between the onset of an organic disorder and the psychiatr ic symptomatology. The recently published definite DCR seem to avoid m ost of the problems of the earlier version used in this study.