Dr. Kavita Rao works as a clinical psychologist in a district hospital in Nagpur. A patient's file must now go to a psychiatrist in Kolkata and to a social worker who will visit the family. So that all three understand the case in the same way, Dr. Rao records the diagnosis using the classification scheme that is officially followed in India. For the disorder she writes down, the scheme gives her its main symptoms, other features and guidelines for diagnosis. During her training she had also studied a manual published by a professional body abroad, which lists clinical criteria for each disorder.
Which of the following correctly identifies the classification scheme Dr. Rao uses and the body that prepared it?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → ICD-10, prepared by the World Health Organisation
Option (1) ICD-10, prepared by the World Health Organisation — Correct. The scheme <strong>officially used in India</strong> is <strong>ICD-10</strong>, the International Classification of Diseases, prepared by the <strong>World Health Organisation</strong>. For each disorder it gives the main clinical features, other associated features and diagnostic guidelines, which is what Dr. Rao finds.
Option (2) DSM-5, prepared by the American Psychiatric Association — Incorrect. DSM-5 is the official manual of the American Psychiatric Association. It gives discrete clinical criteria for disorders, but it is <strong>not the scheme officially used in India</strong>.
Option (3) ICD-10, prepared by the American Psychiatric Association — Incorrect. The scheme is right but the body is wrong. ICD-10 was prepared by the WHO; the American Psychiatric Association publishes DSM-5.
Option (4) DSM-5, prepared by the World Health Organisation — Incorrect. Both parts are mismatched. DSM-5 comes from the American Psychiatric Association, and the WHO prepared ICD-10, the scheme followed in India.
NCERT (2026-27): “CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS … “Mental Disorders. It was prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO). For each disorder, a description of the main clinical features or symptoms, and of other associated features including diagnostic guidelines is provided in this scheme.” |