Which organisation prepared the ICD-10 Classification of Behavioural…

Which organisation prepared the ICD-10 Classification of Behavioural and Mental Disorders?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (1) → World Health Organization (WHO)

Option	Reason
Option (1): World Health Organization (WHO). Correct.	The World Health Organisation (WHO) prepared the ICD-10, the scheme officially used in India and elsewhere. It gives the main clinical features of each disorder with diagnostic guidelines.
Option (2): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Incorrect.	The American Psychiatric Association publishes its own manual, the DSM-5, with discrete clinical criteria for each disorder.
Option (3): European Association of Psychiatrists (EAP). Incorrect.	No such body figures in the classification of psychological disorders.
Option (4): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Incorrect.	The National Institute of Mental Health is a research institute in the United States.

NCERT (2026-27): “CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS …
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has published an official manual describing and classifying various kinds of psychological disorders. The current version of it, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 Edition (DSM-5), presents discrete clinical criteria which indicate the presence or absence of disorders.”

“The classification scheme officially used in India and elsewhere is the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), which is known as the ICD-10 Classification of Behavioural and 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.”

Which organisation prepared the ICD-10 Classification of Behavioural and Mental Disorders?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (1) → World Health Organization (WHO)

Option	Reason
Option (1): World Health Organization (WHO). Correct.	The World Health Organisation (WHO) prepared the ICD-10, the scheme officially used in India and elsewhere. It gives the main clinical features of each disorder with diagnostic guidelines.
Option (2): American Psychiatric Association (APA). Incorrect.	The American Psychiatric Association publishes its own manual, the DSM-5, with discrete clinical criteria for each disorder.
Option (3): European Association of Psychiatrists (EAP). Incorrect.	No such body figures in the classification of psychological disorders.
Option (4): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Incorrect.	The National Institute of Mental Health is a research institute in the United States.