VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

F43Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

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Chapter V
Mental and behavioural disorders
Group F40-F48
Neurotic, stress- related and somatoform disorders
Official Vietnamese name
Phản ứng với căng thẳng trầm trọng và/hoặc rối loạn điều chỉnh
Additional WHO coding guidance
This category differs from others in that it includes disorders identifiable on the basis of not only symptoms and course but also the existence of one or other of two causative influences: an exceptionally stressful life event producing an acute stress reaction, or a significant life change leading to continued unpleasant circumstances that result in an adjustment disorder. Although less severe psychosocial stress ("life events") may precipitate the onset or contribute to the presentation of a very wide range of disorders classified elsewhere in this chapter, its etiological importance is not always clear and in each case will be found to depend on individual, often idiosyncratic,

Related F43 codes

F43.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute stress reaction F43.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Post-traumatic stress disorder F43.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Adjustment disorders F43.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other reactions to severe stress F43.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Reaction to severe stress, unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.