F94.1: Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
Your behavior towards other people has changed.
As we develop we learn to develop relationships with other people. These relationships are also known as bonds. Bonds with close attachment figures are particularly important in childhood. They may be the child’s parents, for example. The bond with these attachment figures is very strong. We look to these attachment figures for consolation and security, for example. We do not usually trust other people as much. Your behavior towards these attachment figures and other people has changed.
With this disorder, one’s behavior towards one’s own attachment figures changes. For example, one alternates between looking for that closeness to those attachment figures and then avoiding contact with them. One may also behave in an unusual way towards other people. One may be aggressive towards oneself and others. Or one behaves with unusual calm. One is usually anxious and watchful. One often reacts very little when one is spoken to. There is usually a trigger for this disorder.
The disorder begins in early childhood.
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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