PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTICS IN GENERAL MEDICA L-PRACTICE - ICD-1O-PRIMARYHEALTH-CARE

Along with Chapter V (F) of ICD-10 (International Classification of Di seases, 10th Revision) the WHO (World Health Organisation) developed a number of diagnostic instruments for different purposes. The ICD-10-P HC (Primary Health Care) is a short classification system which is to be used in general practice and primary health care. This system is te sted in a worldwide field trial. The ICD-10-PHC and the study design i n German-speaking countries are described in the following paper. Firs t results of the field trial in Lubeck show that the general conceptio n of the system was assessed useful (72%). The ease of the diagnostic process was assessed ''easy'' (30.4%) or ''moderate'' (47.6%). Between 23% and 34% of the participants of the field trial had proposals for changes. The results show that the ICD-10-PHC can hopefully lead to be tter standards in the treatment of psychiatric patients in primary car e.