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63:, but where a specific diagnosis was not made. The DSM-IV, for example, "applies the term not otherwise specified (NOS) to a disorder or disturbance that does not meet the criteria for the specific disorders already discussed". The term was introduced because "it is sometimes impossible for the practitioner completing the diagnostic assessment to categorize all the symptoms that a client is experiencing into one diagnostic category". In the context of 298: 175: 266: 195: 94:
or the cause of the disorder exists. This is especially important when it is suspected that the disorder may be related to a general
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Client meets the general guidelines for a disorder, yet not all of the criteria are met, or the ones present are not considered
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diagnoses, four situations have been outlined for which such a diagnosis may be considered appropriate:
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are noted affecting social and occupational functioning, but are not considered part of the usual
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ADR 2023 - Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
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Insufficient information exists to fully support assigning behaviors to a particular
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in the category, but the general criteria for the category of disorders are evident.
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It is noted, however, that the use of an NOS classification invites scrutiny when
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Fall from, out of or through building, not otherwise specified (W13.9)
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Index

Not Otherwise Specified
disease
ICD-9
ICD-10
DSM-IV
illness
symptoms
diagnosis
mental health
clinically significant
behaviors
presentation
etiology
medical condition
mental disorder
billing
psychiatric
DD-NOS
depressive disorder
ED-NOS
eating disorder
MD-NOS
mood disorder
PD-NOS
personality disorder
PDD-NOS
pervasive developmental disorder
Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified
PTCL-NOS
peripheral T-cell lymphoma

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