Discuss the Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders, Including What Proportion of the U.S

question 81

Essay

Discuss the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders, including what proportion of the U.S. population reports symptoms of a major psychiatric disorder over their lifetime and whether there are trends regarding higher prevalence of specific mental disorders in men and women.

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Definitions:

Excludes1

A term used in medical coding indicating a mutually exclusive condition that cannot be coded together with the primary condition.

Excludes2

A term used in medical coding indicating that a condition is not included within a given category, without implying an absolute separation from related conditions.

ICD-10 Convention

An international classification system for diseases and related health problems, tenth edition, used for coding and reporting diagnoses and procedures in health care settings.

Principal Diagnosis

The diagnosis that is found, after testing and study, to be the main reason for the patient's need for healthcare services.