707Other Mental
Disorders
Four disorders  are included in this chapter: ot her specified mental disorder due to
another medical condition; unsp ecified mental disorder due to another medical condition;
other specified mental disorder; and unspecified mental disorder. This residual category
applies to presentations in which symptoms char acteristic of a mental disorder that cause
clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important ar-
eas of functioning predominate but do not meet  the full criteria for any other mental dis-
order in DSM-5. For other specified and un specified mental diso rders due to another
medical condition, it must be established that  the disturbance is caused by the physiolog-
ical effects of another medica l condition. If other specified and unspecified mental disor-
ders are due to another medi cal condition, it is necessary to code and list the medical
condition first (e.g., 042 [B20] HIV disease), fo llowed by the other spec ified or unspecified
mental disorder (use  appropriate code).
Other Specified Mental Disorder
Due to Another Medical Condition
294.8 (F06.8)
This category applies to presentations in whic h symptoms characteristic of a mental dis-
order due to another medical condition that cause clinically significant distress or impair-
ment in social, occupational, or other impor tant areas of functioning predominate but do
not meet the full criteria for any specific mental disorder attributable to another medical
condition. The other specified mental disor der due to another medical condition category
is used in situations in which the clinician chooses to communicate the specific reason that
the presentation does not meet the criteria for any specific mental disorder attributable to
another medical condition. This is done by recording the name of the disorder, with the
specific etiological medical condition inserted in place of “another medical condition,” fol-