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In medicine, not otherwise specified (NOS) is a subcategory in systems of disease/disorder classification such as ICD-9, ICD-10, or DSM-IV.It is generally used to note the presence of an illness where the symptoms presented were sufficient to make a general diagnosis, but where a specific diagnosis was not made.
"Depression" refers to a spectrum of disturbances in mood that vary from mild to severe and from short periods to constant illness. [1] DD-NOS is diagnosed if a patient's symptoms fail to meet the criteria more common depressive disorders such as major depressive disorder or dysthymia. Although DD-NOS shares similar symptoms to dysthymia ...
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is an international standard diagnostic classification for a wide variety of health conditions. The ICD-10 states that mental disorder is "not an exact term", although is generally used "...to imply the existence of a clinically recognisable set of symptoms or behaviours associated in most cases with distress and with interference with ...
Delirium due to ... [indicate the general medical condition] ___._ Delirium due to multiple etiologies: 780.09: Delirium NOS: 297.1: Delusional disorder: 294.1x: Dementia due to ... [indicate the general medical condition not listed above] Coded 294.1 in the DSM-IV. 294.1x: Dementia due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Coded 290.10 in the DSM-IV ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A mental disorder, also known as a mental illness ...
Endogenous depression is an atypical subclass of major depressive disorder (clinical depression). It could be caused by genetic and biological factors. [ 1 ] Endogenous depression occurs due to the presence of an internal (cognitive, biological) stressor instead of an external (social, environmental) stressor. [ 2 ]
Other medical conditions, for example hypothyroidism, may cause people to experience similar symptoms as a major depressive episode. [20] However, according to the DSM-5, this would be considered a mood disorder due to a general medical condition, not a major depressive episode. [1]
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]