F15.2: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of other stimulants, including caffeine Dependence syndrome
You are dependent on stimulants.
Stimulants are substances that have a stimulating effect on the body. Caffeine is one such substance, for example. Things like coffee contain caffeine. But amphetamines are also stimulants. They are found in some medicines or drugs. Amphetamines include, for example, crystal meth and MDMA. Ecstasy may contain MDMA.
You are dependent on stimulants. When you are dependent on stimulants, you have a constant strong desire to consume stimulants. You may then find it difficult to control your consumption and need more and more stimulants. Not consuming stimulants 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
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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