title: Classification of abnormal psychosocial situations: preliminary report of a revision of a WHO scheme.
abstract: A WHO working group undertook a radical revision of the psychosocial axis for the classification of abnormal psychosocial situations. The rationale for the revision and the approach taken is described, together with the overall structure of the coding scheme and the subcodings within each category.
authors.affiliation: Gemeentelijk Pedotherapeutisch Institut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Goor-Lambo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orley
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poustka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rutter
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014944:World Health Organization