F60.0 is the ICD-10 code for Paranoid personality disorder. It is a four-character subcategory of F60 (Specific personality disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F60–F69 (Disorders of adult personality and behaviour) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
Personality disorder characterized by excessive sensitivity to setbacks, unforgiveness of insults; suspiciousness and a tendency to distort experience by misconstruing the neutral or friendly actions of others as hostile or contemptuous; recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding the sexual fidelity of the spouse or sexual partner; and a combative and tenacious sense of personal rights. There may be excessive self-importance, and there is often excessive self-reference.
What F60.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Personality (disorder):
- expansive paranoid
- fanatic
- querulant
- paranoid
- sensitive paranoid
What F60.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
F60.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F60.0Paranoid personlighetsforstyrrelse
DF600Paranoid personlighedsstruktur
F60.0Epäluuloinen persoonallisuus
F60.0Paranoide Persönlichkeitsstörung
F60.0Personnalité paranoïaque
F60.0paranoïde persoonlijkheidsstoornis
F60.0Paranoid personality disorder
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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