title: Australasian field trials of the Mental and Behavioural Disorders section of the draft ICD-10.
abstract: Field trials of the "Mental and Behavioural Disorders" section of the 1987 draft of the ICD-10 have been co-ordinated for the World Health Organisation by a number of regional centres. The design of the field trials and the major features of ICD-10 are briefly discussed. The results of the field trial in the Western Pacific region are described, and compared with the results of the original DSM-III field trials. ICD-10 appears to be an acceptably reliable diagnostic system, and the ratings of its feasibility and utility by participating clinicians suggest that it will be seen as a distinct advance over ICD-9.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Purdie
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Mellsop
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics