ICD-11 Includes Four New Mental Health Clinical Descriptions & Diagnostic Requirements

The most recent update to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) includes four new mental health diagnoses and makes changes to three existing mental health diagnoses. ICD-11 was implemented worldwide on January 1, 2022.

The four newly added mental health diagnoses are as follows:

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): defined as involving the three symptoms of PTSD (re-experiencing, avoiding reminders, and a heightened sense of threat/arousal) along with broader problems in emotion regulation, shame, guilt, and interpersonal conflict, such that it affects the person’s entire life.
Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: defined as “a persistent . . .