F94.1Reactive attachment disorder of childhood
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Chapter V
- Mental and behavioural disorders
- Group F90-F98
- Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Official Vietnamese name
- Rối loạn phản ứng gắn bó ở trẻ em
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Starts in the first five years of life and is characterized by persistent abnormalities in the child's pattern of social relationships that are associated with emotional disturbance and are reactive to changes in environmental circumstances (e.g. fearfulness and hypervigilance, poor social interaction with peers, aggression towards self and others, misery, and growth failure in some cases). The syndrome probably occurs as a direct result of severe parental neglect, abuse, or serious mishandling. Use additional code, if desired, to identify any associated failure to thrive or growth retardation. Excl.: Asperger syndrome (F84.5) disinhibited attachment disorder of
Related F94 codes
F94
Disorders of social functioning with onset specific to childhood and adolescence
F94.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Elective mutism
F94.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disinhibited attachment disorder of childhood
F94.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other childhood disorders of social functioning
F94.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Childhood disorder of social functioning, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- 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.
