ICD-Code F34: Persistent mood [affective] disorders

Note

In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).

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Depression

People with depression feel despondent, have negative thoughts and withdraw from family and friends for weeks at a time. Daily life, work, and studying become difficult.