scholarly journals Dhat Syndrome: A Review of the World Literature

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Altaf Ahmad Malla ◽  
Nasir Mohammad Bhat
Keyword(s):  
World Literature ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
World Health ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
International Statistical Classification ◽  
Health Organization

Dhat syndrome is described as a culture bound syndrome (CBS). There is an ongoing debate on the nosological status of CBS. Dhat syndrome has been found to be prevalent in different geographical regions of the world. It has been described in literature from China, Europe, Americas, and Russia at different points of time in history. Mention of semen as a “soul substance” could be found in the works of Galen and Aristotle who have explained the physical and psychological features associated with its loss. However, the current classification systems such as International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Conditions‑10 (ICD‑10) (World Health Organization (WHO)) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)‑IV‑TR (American Psychiatric Association) do not give guidelines to diagnose these culture‑bound conditions in the main text. The revisions of these two most commonly used nosological systems (the ICD and DSM) are due in near future. The status of this condition in these upcoming revisions is likely to have important implications. The article reviews the existing literature on dhat syndrome.

Development of the ICD-10 simplified version and field test

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wansa Paoin ◽  
Maliwan Yuenyongsuwan ◽  
Yukiko Yokobori ◽  
Hiroyoshi Endo ◽  
Sukil Kim
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
World Health ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Clinical Coding ◽  
Average Accuracy ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
International Statistical Classification ◽  
Health Organization

Background: The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) has been used in various Asia-Pacific countries for more than 20 years. Although ICD-10 is a powerful tool, clinical coding processes are complex; therefore, many developing countries have not been able to implement ICD-10-based health statistics (WHO-FIC APN, 2007). Objective: This study aimed to simplify ICD-10 clinical coding processes, to modify index terms to facilitate computer searching and to provide a simplified version of ICD-10 for use in developing countries. Method: The World Health Organization Family of International Classifications Asia-Pacific Network (APN) developed a simplified version of the ICD-10 and conducted field testing in Cambodia during February and March 2016. Ten hospitals were selected to participate. Each hospital sent a team to join a training workshop before using the ICD-10 simplified version to code 100 cases. All hospitals subsequently sent their coded records to the researchers. Results: Overall, there were 1038 coded records with a total of 1099 ICD clinical codes assigned. The average accuracy rate was calculated as 80.71% (66.67–93.41%). Three types of clinical coding errors were found. These related to errors relating to the coder (14.56%), those resulting from the physician documentation (1.27%) and those considered system errors (3.46%). Discussion: The field trial results demonstrated that the APN ICD-10 simplified version is feasible for implementation as an effective tool to implement ICD-10 clinical coding for hospitals. Conclusion: Developing countries may consider adopting the APN ICD-10 simplified version for ICD-10 code assignment in hospitals and health care centres. The simplified version can be viewed as an introductory tool which leads to the implementation of the full ICD-10 and may support subsequent ICD-11 adoption.

Gender trouble: The World Health Organization, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD)-11 and the trans kids

Sexual Health ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Winter
Keyword(s):  
Working Group ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
World Health ◽  
Statistical Classification ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
The World ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
International Statistical Classification ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is revising its diagnostic manual, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). At the time of writing, and based on recommendations from its ICD Working Group on Sexual Disorders and Sexual Health, WHO is proposing a new ICD chapter titled Conditions Related to Sexual Health, and that the gender incongruence diagnoses (replacements for the gender identity disorder diagnoses used in ICD-10) should be placed in that chapter. WHO is proposing that there should be a Gender incongruence of childhood (GIC) diagnosis for children below the age of puberty. This last proposal has come under fire. Trans community groups, as well as many healthcare professionals and others working for transgender health and wellbeing, have criticised the proposal on the grounds that the pathologisation of gender diversity at such a young age is inappropriate, unnecessary, harmful and inconsistent with WHO’s approach in regard to other aspects of development in childhood and youth. Counter proposals have been offered that do not pathologise gender diversity and instead make use of Z codes to frame and document any contacts that young gender diverse children may have with health services. The author draws on his involvement in the ICD revision process, both as a member of the aforementioned WHO Working Group and as one of its critics, to put the case against the GIC proposal, and to recommend an alternative approach for ICD in addressing the needs of gender diverse children.

scholarly journals Identification and Classification of Diseases: Fundamental Problems in Medical Ontology and Epistemology

2013 ◽  
pp. 6-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lennart Nordenfelt
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
World Health ◽  
Statistical Classification ◽  
The World ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
International Statistical Classification ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Health Care Administrator

During the last three centuries there has been remarkable development in the area of the identification and classification of diseases. The taxonomic systems adopted in the 18th century by, for instance, Sauvages and Linnaeus bare no resemblance to the modern nomenclatures for pathological phenomena. The aim of this paper is to give a brief historical presentation, but also a critical analysis, of a number of crucial ideas and theories behind the construction of certain major disease classifications. My focus in the second half of the paper is on the most influential modern systems of classification, the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) and the International Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine (SNOMED). The former is the official classification adopted by the World Health Organization and is used mainly for clinical and administrative purposes. The latter is a highly complex system of classification which has recently been developed for a variety of purposes (including medical research) and is meant to be read and handled by computers. ICD, although widely used all over the world, has salient and well-known logical deficiencies. SNOMED has been introduced partly to remedy these deficiencies. I conclude, however, that SNOMED, in spite of its sophisticated resources, cannot completely replace ICD. For many clinical and administrative purposes there is need of a relatively simple system that can be handled by the ordinary doctor and the ordinary health-care administrator.

scholarly journals Coding for clinicians

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 286-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Eve-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Information ◽  
World Health ◽  
Clinical Coding ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
International Statistical Classification ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Uk

Clinical coding is the translation of certain clinical information into a coded form following principles and rules. In the UK this is generally done using the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10), which is produced by the World Health Organization to capture information about diagnoses and health status, and the OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures Version 4.7 (OPCS-4.7), which is produced by the Health and Social Care Information Centre to capture information about certain interventions.

scholarly journals Introduction

1988 ◽  
Vol 152 (S1) ◽  
pp. 5-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sartorius ◽  
A. Jablensky ◽  
J. E. Cooper ◽  
J. D. Burke
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Present State ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
International Setting ◽  
Health Organization

The purpose of this collection of papers is to describe the present state of development of Chapter V (F) of the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) (to be published by the World Health Organization, Geneva), and to discuss some related issues concerning psychiatric classification in an international setting.

ARIMA model for forecasting COVID-19 Death cases in India (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeya Sutha M
Keyword(s):  
Arima Model ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
World Health ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Spread Of Infection ◽  
Death Cases

UNSTRUCTURED COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a highly contagious disease. On January 30, 2020 the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. As of July 25, 2020; 15,947,292 laboratory-confirmed and 642,814 deaths have been reported globally. India has reported 1,338,928 confirmed cases and 31,412 deaths till date. This paper presents different aspects of COVID-19, visualization of the spread of infection and presents the ARIMA model for forecasting the status of COVID-19 death cases in the next 50 days in order to take necessary precaution by the Government to save the people.

Lung Tumors With Neuroendocrine Morphology: Essential Radiologic and Pathologic Features

2008 ◽  
Vol 132 (7) ◽  
pp. 1055-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teri J. Franks ◽  
Jeffrey R. Galvin
Keyword(s):  
Neuroendocrine Tumors ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
World Health ◽  
National Library ◽  
Molecular Features ◽  
Distinct Subset ◽  
Pathologic Features ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Context.—Tumors with neuroendocrine morphology are a distinct subset of lung neoplasms sharing characteristic histologic, immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and molecular features. Objective.—To review the current histologic classification and the diagnostic criteria for the major categories of neuroendocrine tumors of the lung. Data Sources.—Published classification systems from the World Health Organization and pertinent peer-reviewed articles indexed in PubMed (National Library of Medicine) form the basis of this review. Conclusions.—Accurate classification of the neuroendocrine tumors of the lung requires knowledge of specific criteria separating the major categories, which is essential for determining prognosis and treatment.

What's in a Name?

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Tassé
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
The World ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) is in the process of developing the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD–11). Part of this process includes replacing mental retardation with a more acceptable term to identify the condition. The current international consensus appears to be replacing mental retardation with intellectual disability. This article briefly presents some of the issues involved in changing terminology and the constraints and conventions that are specific to the ICD.

The world-wide burden of musculoskeletal diseases: a systematic analysis of the World Health Organization Burden of Diseases Database

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 844-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eden Sebbag ◽  
Renaud Felten ◽  
Flora Sagez ◽  
Jean Sibilia ◽  
Hervé Devilliers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Years Of Life Lost ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Median Proportion ◽  
Life Years ◽  
The World ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Health Organization

BackgroundMusculoskeletal (MSK) diseases are expected to have a growing impact worldwide.ObjectiveTo analyse the worldwide burden of MSK diseases from 2000 to 2015.MethodsDisability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which combines the years of life lost (YLLs) and the years lived with disability (YLDs), were extracted for 183 countries from the WHO Global Health Estimates Database. We analysed the median proportion of DALYS, YLLs and YLDs for MSK diseases (ICD-10: M00–M99) among the 23 WHO categories of diseases. Mixed models were built to assess temporal changes.ResultsWorldwide, the total number of MSK DALYs increased significantly from 80,225,634.6 in 2000 to 107,885,832.6 in 2015 (p < 0.001), with the total number of MSK YLDs increasing from 77,377,709.4 to 103,817,908.4 (p = 0.0008) and MSK diseases being the second cause of YLDs worldwide. YLLs due to MSK diseases increased from 2,847,925.2 to 4,067,924.2 (p = 0.03). In 2015, the median proportion of DALYs attributed to MSK diseases was 6.66% (IQR: 5.30 – 7.88) in Europe versus 4.66% (3.98 – 5.59) in the Americas (p < 0.0001 vs Europe), 4.17% (3.14 – 6.25) in Asia (p < 0.0001), 4.14% (2.65 – 5.57) in Oceania (p = 0.0008) and 1.33% (1.03 – 1.92) in Africa (p < 0.0001). We observed a significant correlation (r = 0.85, p < 0.0001) between the proportion of MSK DALYs and the gross domestic product per capita for the year 2015.ConclusionsThe burden of MSK diseases increased significantly between 2000 and 2015 and is high in Europe. These results are crucial to health professionals and policy makers to implement future health plan adjustments for MSK diseases.

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