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6E40 Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders and diseases classified elsewhere

645 Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders and diseases classified elsewhere Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders and diseases classified elsewhere Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders and diseases classified elsewhere Essential (required) features • Psychological or behavioural factors are present that adversely affect the manifestation, treatment or course of a disorder or disease classified in another ICD-11 chapter in one or more of the following ways. • The factors interfere with the treatment of the disorder or disease by affecting treatment adherence or care seeking (e.g. avoidance of needed medical care in an individual with anxiety, non-adherence to a complex treatment regimen in an individual with personality disorder). • The factors constitute an additional health risk to the person with the disorder or disease classified elsewhere (e.g. binge eating in a person with diabetes). • The factors influence the underlying pathophysiology to precipitate or exacerbate symptoms, or otherwise necessitate medical attention (e.g. stress response causing chest pain in an individual with coronary heart disease or anxiety causing bronchospasm in an individual with asthma). • The factors increase the risk of suffering, disability or death. • The factors represent a focus of clinical attention. 6E40 Psychological or behavioural factors affecting disorders and diseases classified elsewhere