F60 is the ICD-10 code for Specific personality disorders. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block F60–F69 (Disorders of adult personality and behaviour) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
These are severe disturbances in the personality and behavioural tendencies of the individual; not directly resulting from disease, damage, or other insult to the brain, or from another psychiatric disorder; usually involving several areas of the personality; nearly always associated with considerable personal distress and social disruption; and usually manifest since childhood or adolescence and continuing throughout adulthood.
Subcodes of F60
- F60.0Paranoid personality disorder
- F60.1Schizoid personality disorder
- F60.2Dissocial personality disorder
- F60.3Emotionally unstable personality disorder
- F60.4Histrionic personality disorder
- F60.5Anankastic personality disorder
- F60.6Anxious [avoidant] personality disorder
- F60.7Dependent personality disorder
- F60.8Other specific personality disorders
- F60.9Personality disorder, unspecified
F60 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DF60Specifikke forstyrrelser af personlighedsstrukturen
F60Persoonallisuushäiriöt
F60Spezifische Persönlichkeitsstörungen
F60Troubles spécifiques de la personnalité
F60specifieke persoonlijkheidsstoornissen
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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