Update on SNOMED CT and Bodily distress disorder

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Update on SNOMED CT terminology system and inclusion of Bodily distress disorder

The July 2017 Release for SNOMED CT International Edition included an undefined Bodily distress disorder term, assigned as a subtype under Parent: Functional disorder.

SNOMED CT does not regulate which concepts should or should not be used in clinical records, but makes concepts available within its system in response to submissions for potential inclusion.

It was possible that the World Health Organization (WHO) had requested the addition of the Bodily distress disorder term for alignment between SNOMED CT and new ICD-11 concept terms [1].

But given the concerns about Bodily distress disorder (BDD) and Bodily distress syndrome (BDS), it was important to establish what the SNOMED International terminology managers understood by the term “BDD” and to also establish who had submitted the request for its addition.

Download a copy of the full update

PDF: Statement on SNOMED CT and Bodily distress disorder

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1 Bodily distress disorder, ICD-11 MMS Release June 2018

2 SNOMED CT International Edition Release for July 2018 was published on the public SNOMED CT browser on July 31, 2018