F60.3 is the ICD-10 code for Emotionally unstable 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 a definite tendency to act impulsively and without consideration of the consequences; the mood is unpredictable and capricious. There is a liability to outbursts of emotion and an incapacity to control the behavioural explosions. There is a tendency to quarrelsome behaviour and to conflicts with others, especially when impulsive acts are thwarted or censored. Two types may be distinguished: the impulsive type, characterized predominantly by emotional instability and lack of impulse control, and the borderline type, characterized in addition by disturbances in self-image, aims, and internal preferences, by chronic feelings of emptiness, by intense and unstable interpersonal relationships, and by a tendency to self-destructive behaviour, including suicide gestures and attempts.
What F60.3 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Personality (disorder):
- aggressive
- borderline
- explosive
What F60.3 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- dissocial personality disorder F60.2
F60.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F60.3Emosjonelt ustabil personlighetsforstyrrelse
- F60.30Emosjonelt ustabil personlighetsforstyrrelse av impulsiv type
- F60.31Emosjonelt ustabil personlighetsforstyrrelse av borderline type
DF603Emotionelt ustabil personlighedsstruktur
- DF6030Emotionelt ustabil personlighedsstruktur af impulsiv type
- DF6031Emotionelt ustabil personlighedsstruktur af borderline type
F60.3Tunne-elämältään epävakaa persoonallisuus
- F60.30Tunne-elämältään epävakaa persoonallisuus, impulsiivinen häiriötyyppi
- F60.31Tunne-elämältään epävakaa persoonallisuus, rajatilamuoto
F60.3Emotional instabile Persönlichkeitsstörung
- F60.30Impulsiver Typ
- F60.31Borderline-Typ
F60.3Personnalité émotionnellement labile
- F60.30Personnalité émotionnellement labile, de type impulsif
- F60.31Personnalité émotionnellement labile, de type borderline
F60.3emotioneel-instabiele persoonlijkheidsstoornis
F60.3Borderline 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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