International Classification definition
Examples of International Classification in a sentence
Mental health or substance use disorders are those that are listed in the most updated volume of either: • the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association; or • the International Classification of Disease Manual (ICD) published by the World Health Organization.
The wide application of the International Classification was sufficient evidence of its universal value, and of the fact that, in the general interest, it should be applied by an ever..
The fact that such an intergovernmental authority applies the International Classification means that it has, for the purposes of that Classification, the same status as a national authority.
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health also recognises the role of physical and social environmental factors in affecting disability.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers was conducted in 1981, 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003, and was based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and its predecessor.