The DSM, a classification and diagnostic guide published by the
American Psychiatric Association, includes over 450 distinct definitions of
mental disorders.[2] Meanwhile, the ICD, published by the
World Health Organization, stands as the international standard for categorizing all medical conditions, including sections on mental and behavioral disorders.[3]
Revisions and updates are periodically made to the diagnostic criteria and descriptions in the DSM and ICD to reflect current understanding and consensus within the mental health field. The list includes conditions currently recognized as mental disorders according to these systems. There is ongoing debate among
mental health professionals, including
psychiatrists, about the definitions and criteria used to delineate mental disorders. There is particular concern over whether certain conditions should be classified as "mental illnesses" or might more accurately be described as
neurological disorders or in other terms.[4]
Gender dysphoria (also known as gender integrity disorder or gender incongruence, there are different categorizations for children and non-children in the ICD-11)
Medication-induced movement disorders and other adverse effects of medication