ICD-10

From parent levels

ChapterVMental and behavioural disordersOpen

Inclusions

  • disorders of psychological development

Exclusions

  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
BlockF90-F98Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescenceOpen
CategoryF93Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhoodOpen

Mainly exaggerations of normal developmental trends rather than phenomena that are qualitatively abnormal in themselves. Developmental appropriateness is used as the key diagnostic feature in defining the difference between these emotional disorders, with onset specific to childhood, and the neurotic disorders (F40-F48).

Exclusions

  • when associated with conduct disorder (F92.-)

F93.3

CategoryBlock F90-F98Chapter V

Sibling rivalry disorder

Some degree of emotional disturbance usually following the birth of an immediately younger sibling is shown by a majority of young children. A sibling rivalry disorder should be diagnosed only if the degree or persistence of the disturbance is both statistically unusual and associated with abnormalities of social interaction.

Inclusions

  • Sibling jealousy
Parent: F93 Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood