JOURNAL ARTICLE

New Data from University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Illuminate Findings in Affective Disorders (Affective disorders-developments of ICD-11 in comparison with ICD-10).

  • Published In: Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2025. P. 540 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

The article focuses on recent research regarding the diagnostic changes for affective disorders following the introduction of the World Health Organization's 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11). Conducted by researchers at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, the study highlights significant updates in the classification of depressive and bipolar disorders, including the categorization of dysthymia as a depressive disorder and cyclothymia as a bipolar disorder. The ICD-11 introduces new criteria for diagnosing depressive episodes, including distinctions between partial and complete remission, and redefines bipolar disorder into type I and type II. The findings emphasize the evolving understanding of mental health diagnostics in Europe. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mental Health Weekly Digest. 2025/09, p540
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:1543-6616
  • Accession Number:188063355
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