F10.2: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol Dependence syndrome
You are dependent on alcohol.
You are addicted to alcohol. When you are addicted to alcohol, you have a constant desire to consume it. You may then find it difficult to control your consumption and need more and more alcohol. Not drinking alcohol may then lead to you having physical or mental problems. The addiction may cause you to neglect other things in your day-to-day life.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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