To what category of health conditions does the F68 ICD Code: Other Disorders of Adult Personality and Behaviour apply?
Other disorders of adult personality and behavior.
What are the instruction guides for coding priority for ICD code F68?
Underlying physical condition, if applicable, such as medical condition contributing to the disorder of personality or behavior.
What disorders are encompassed within ICD code F68?
Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons, habit and impulse disorders, pseudologia fantastica.
Clinical Information
Other disorders of adult personality and behavior involve patterns of behavior or psychological functioning that deviate from cultural expectations and lead to significant distress or impairment in personal, social, or occupational functioning.
Additional Codes may apply
F68.1: Habit and impulse disorders - Repetitive behaviors performed in response to irresistible urges, such as nail-biting, hair-pulling, or skin-picking.
F68.8: Other specified disorders of adult personality and behavior - Other specified subtypes or presentations of disorders of adult personality and behavior.